Read the following passage: In Vietnam, the jungle itself turned you into an animal. It
reached out and pulled you in. We willingly performed the
outward transformation of camouflaging ourselves -
tucking foliage into our helmets, smearing our faces with
ash that stung our nostrils. But something inside us was
changing as well. We were becoming beasts - stalking our
prey, baring our fangs. And when the time came, attacking.
Which best explains how imagery contributes to the meaning of this
passage?
A. It helps the reader imagine the sight and smell of the soldiers
camouflaging themselves.
B. It provides details about the different kinds of plant and animal life
found in Vietnam
C. It explores the narrator's feelings of fear by comparing him to an
animal.
D. It describes the jungle to help readers understand the unfamiliar
setting

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.