Answers English 2 Sem 2 10013400 BCPS 2025-26Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase

Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase Answers

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Read the passage. Which statement best describes the effect of the asyndeton in the phrase "broke their stalls, flung out”?

It shows the admirable power of the horses.

It emphasizes the horses’ disorderly behavior.

It reveals the cause of the horses’ transformation.

It suggests that the horses were always dangerous.

Read the passage. What is the effect of the phrase "to the amazement of mine eyes”?

It emphasizes how shocked Ross is.

It implies that Ross is not actually surprised.

It indicates that Ross does not believe that what he saw was real.

It suggests Ross’s opinion of why the horses were acting strangely.

Read the passage. Why does Banquo conclude his speech with a rhetorical question?

to figure out how Macbeth became king

to express doubt in the witches’ prophecies

to emphasize that he is safe from misfortune

to declare that good things will happen for his family

Read the passage. Which statement best describes the effect of the synecdoche "heavy hand”?

It implies that Banquo is ill and close to death already.

It makes Banquo seem like an immediate threat to Macbeth.

It makes Banquo seem directly responsible for harming the murderers.

It explains why Macbeth needs the murderers to help him kill Banquo.

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