Question

Select the evidence from the text of "Elegy for the Giant Tortoises" that best helps to emphasize the imagery of tortoises as very large creatures. (Select all that apply.)
lumbering up the steps
useless armour sadder than tanks and history
plodding past me
awkward without water

Answer 1

lumbering up the steps 
plodding past me

The two verbs used to describe the way the giant tortoises move are "lumbering" and "plodding". Both of these verbs carry the connotation that something very large is moving awkwardly. Plodding refers to the loud sound it would make when its feet hit the ground, and lumbering describes the awkward way limbs move when they're so big and heavy.

Answer 2

Answer:

I am 100% sure it is:

lumbering up the steps

plodding past me

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