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Question 5 • SS - TX-English II B

Read the excerpt below from the play Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows. Guard:That’s when we saw the girl. She was shrieking—a distressing painful cry, just like a birdwho’s seen an empty nest, its fledglings gone. What does the figurative language (used by the guard who arrests Antigone) reveal about how Antigone feels?

Answer
A
She is afraid.
B
She is mourning.
C
She is insane.
D
She is angry.

Explanation

The guard compares Antigone’s shrieking to a bird crying after finding its nest empty and its fledglings gone. That image suggests grief and loss, so it reveals that Antigone is mourning. The description does not mainly suggest fear, insanity, or anger.

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