Question

read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 2, scene 2. calpurnia. caesar, i never stood on ceremonies, yet now they fright me. there is one within, besides the things that we have heard and seen, recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch. a lioness hath whelped in the streets, and graves have yawned, and yielded up their dead. fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds, in ranks and squadrons and right form of war, which drizzled blood upon the capitol. the noise of battle hurtled in the air, horses did neigh, and dying men did groan, and ghosts did shriek and squeal about the streets. o caesar, these things are beyond all use, and i do fear them. which quotations from this excerpt are examples of imagery? select three options. □ “caesar, i never stood on ceremonies.” □ “and graves have yawned, and yielded up their dead.” □ “fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds.” □ “the noise of battle hurtled in the air.” □ “o caesar, these things are beyond all use.”

Explanation:

Imagery uses vivid language to appeal to the senses, creating mental pictures.

1. "And graves have yawned, and yielded up their dead" creates a visual of graves opening and releasing corpses.
2. "Fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds" paints a visual of glowing warriors battling in the sky, with blood dripping on the Capitol.
3. "The noise of battle hurtled in the air" appeals to the sense of hearing, describing the loud sounds of combat.

The other options are plain statements without sensory, descriptive details.

Answer:

• "And graves have yawned, and yielded up their dead."
• "Fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds."
• "The noise of battle hurtled in the air."