What is the most important detail to support the central idea that all athenian boys were trained for war? “much of his training was spent in the frontier forts on the borders of attica.” “the family had to pay for this except in the case of a boy whose father had been killed in battle.” “each youngster was given basic training, learning how to hold a shield so that it protected his companion on his left as well as himself.”

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.

Dream variations by langston hughes analysisand “the tropics in new york” by claude mckay both depict a longing for another place. what are the places and what do they represent?

Antony refers to brutus and his co conspirators as honorable. what effect does the continued repetition of this word have on the tone of the words around it?