select the correct answer.\nin this excerpt from \the nuns priests tale\ in chaucers the canterbury tales…

select the correct answer.\nin this excerpt from \the nuns priests tale\ in chaucers the canterbury tales, how is pertelote, a hen, compared to hasdrubals wife?\nwhen they had caught a sight of chanticleer.\nbut fair dame pertelote assailed the ear\nfar louder than did hasdrubals good wife\nwhen that her husband bold had lost his life,\nand roman legionaries burned carthage...\na. pertelotes devotion to her husband is compared to that of hasdrubals wife.\nb. pertelotes screams are likened to the laments of hasdrubals wife.\nc. pertelotes beauty is compared to that of hasdrubals wife.\nd. hasdrubals wifes mannerisms are mimicked by pertelote the hen.\ne. pertelotes love for chanticleer is mocked by hasdrubals wife.

select the correct answer.\nin this excerpt from \the nuns priests tale\ in chaucers the canterbury tales, how is pertelote, a hen, compared to hasdrubals wife?\nwhen they had caught a sight of chanticleer.\nbut fair dame pertelote assailed the ear\nfar louder than did hasdrubals good wife\nwhen that her husband bold had lost his life,\nand roman legionaries burned carthage...\na. pertelotes devotion to her husband is compared to that of hasdrubals wife.\nb. pertelotes screams are likened to the laments of hasdrubals wife.\nc. pertelotes beauty is compared to that of hasdrubals wife.\nd. hasdrubals wifes mannerisms are mimicked by pertelote the hen.\ne. pertelotes love for chanticleer is mocked by hasdrubals wife.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

To solve this, we analyze the options. The excerpt compares Perelote's (the hen) screams to Hasdrubal's wife's laments. Option B states "Perelote’s screams are likened to the laments of Hasdrubal’s wife," which matches the comparison of their vocal expressions (screams vs. laments). Other options focus on devotion, beauty, mannerisms, or love, which are not supported by the text's focus on the loudness of Perelote's cries compared to Hasdrubal's wife's laments.

Answer:

B. Perelote’s screams are likened to the laments of Hasdrubal’s wife.