Question

read the passage. then answer the questions that follow.
cassius. \darest thou, cassius, now
leap in with me into this angry flood,
and swim to yonder point?\ upon the word,
accoutred as i was, i plunged in
and bade him follow. so indeed he did.
the torrent roared, and we did buffet it
with lusty sinews, throwing it aside,
and stemming it with hearts of controversy.
but ere we could arrive the point proposed,
caesar cried \help me, cassius, or i sink!\
—the tragedy of julius caesar,
william shakespeare
which senses does this passage appeal to?
dropdown options: sight and sound, smell and touch, taste and touch
(another question about imagery in the passage, dropdown visible but text cut off)

Explanation:

To determine the senses appealed to, we analyze the passage:

• For sight: Phrases like "angry flood", "plunged in", "buffet it", "throwing it aside" describe visual actions and scenes.
• For sound: "The torrent roared" and Caesar's cry "Help me, Cassius, or I sink!" involve auditory elements.

Smell, taste, and touch - there are no descriptions related to smell (e.g., odors), taste (e.g., flavors), or touch (e.g., textures/physical contact sensations) in the passage. So the passage appeals to sight and sound.

Answer:

sight and sound