Read the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie." All day long through Frederick street Sounded the tread of marching feet: All day long that free flag tost Over the heads of the rebel host. Which is most likely the author's purpose in using "all day long" in two successive rhyming couplets? to help readers visualize the flag to foreshadow what will happen next to reflect what happened in the past to emphasize a specific time frame Which types of descriptive language are used in the excerpt? metaphor and hyperbole strong verbs and simile sensory details and precise adjectives precise adjectives and strong verbs

to emphasize a specific time frame

Explanation:

The author's purpose in using "all day long" in two successive rhyming couplets is to to emphasize a specific time frame.

By using "all day long", the author gave the readers an idea of the time frame that the happening occured. Therefore, the correct option is D.

d. murder of a son and cooking the son for a feast

procne murdered her son and served him to tereus, her husband and her son's father. she did this out of revenge. tereus raped her sister, philomela, and cut her tongue out to keep her from talking. philomela managed to communicate it to procne and procne sought revenge.

tantalus murdered his son and fed him to the gods because he was angry with the gods. the gods punished him by putting him in a pool of water that evaporates when he tries to drink and having fruit hang just out of his reach.