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English, 18.01.2020 01:31 destinyhope4776

They smashed against each other. on the spot, each whipped around and, rolling the weight back, yelled, "why do you hoard? " or "why do you splurge? "with that they wheeled about the dismal circle on either arc to the opposing point, screaming over again their scornful verses
which sentence best explains dante's intended use of symbolism in this passage?
a. the words "hoard" and "splurge" refer to the sinners' efforts to save or spend money.
b. the weight represents the heavy hearts that the sinners felt when they failed to grieve the loss of loved ones.
c. the battle between the two groups of sinners mirrors their opposite views of spending while alive.
d. the words "screaming" and "scornful" exaggerate the feelings that the sinners felt in life.

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