Read the following excerpt from canto v of dante's inferno, in which the narrator describes sinners who are punished for lust:

and as the starlings are lifted on their wings in icy weather to wide and serried flocks, so does the gale lift up the wicked spirits, flinging them here and there and down and up: no hope whatever can ever comfort them, neither of rest nor of less punishment.

which sentence best explains dante's intended use of symbolism in this excerpt?

a. the storm is likened to icy weather that carry flocks of starlings.
b. the starlings stand for the freedom of being released from a life of lust.
c. the gale represents the desire that excited the sinners while alive.
d. the sinners are lifted and buffeted by extremely fierce winds

Describe a theme that the author develops through these two excerpts. then analyze how the two excerpts interact and build on one another to develop this theme. be sure to use specific details from the text to support your ideas.

What is the theme of the poem, my tongue is divided into two by quique aviles? my tongue is divided into twoby virtue, coincidence or heavenwords jumping out of my mouthstepping on each otherenjoying being a voice for the messageexpecting conclusionsmy tongue is divided into twointo heavy accent bits of confusioninto miracles and accidentssaying things that hurt the heartdrowning in a language that lives, jumps, translatesmy tongue is divided by natureby our crazy desire to triumph and conquerthis tongue is cut up into equal piecesone wants to curse and sing out loudthe other one simply wants to ask for watermy tongue is divided into twoone side likes to partythe other one takes refuge in prayingtongueenglish of the funny soundstonguefunny sounds in englishtonguesounds funny in englishtonguein funny english soundsmy tongue sometimes acts like twoand it goes crazynot knowing which side should be speakingwhich side translatingmy tongue is divided into twoa border patrol runs through the middlefrisking wordsasking for proper identificationchecking for pronunciationmy tongue is divided into twomy tongue is divided into twoi like my tongueit says what feels righti like my tongueit says what feels rightby quique aviles

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