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Which statement best explains the figurative language in the bolded lines?
Cassius uses hyperbole to exaggerate how important Brutus is to the assassination plot.
O Cassius uses a metaphor to convince Casca that Caesar is preying on the weak, vulnerable people of Rome.
O Cassius uses personification to compare Caesar to a sheep that is easily controlled by the conspirators.
Cassius uses a simile to compare the people of Rome to a pack of hungry wolves.

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Answer:

The answer is B "Cassius uses a metaphor to convince Casca that Caesar is preying on the weak, vulnerable people of Rome."

Explanation:

I took the FLVS test and got it right.

But also, Cassius's plan throughout the play is to bring Caesar down. He wants to make Caesar look as bad as possible, so he will say anything degrading about him.

Hyperboles exaggerate things, he is not exaggerating Caesar's power or ambition because Caesar had none.

Personification brings animals and inanimate objects to life, so this one wouldn't work either.

Similies use like and as for comparison.

The only one that really works is metaphor. Cassius is comparing Caesar to a wolf. That he will prey on the vunerable people of Rome, so yes the answer is b.