Question

Read the excerpt from "The Arming of Patroclus."

So the warriors went to battle in close array, helmet to helmet and shield to shield, close as the stones with which a builder makes a wall.

What is the meaning of the figurative phrase "close as the stones with which a builder makes a wall" as it is used in the text?


The warriors' armor is incapable of being pierced.

The warriors march very closely to one another.

The warriors get very close to their enemy.

The warriors' armor resembles stones.

Answer 1

Answer:

the warriors march very closely to one another

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The meaning that the figurative phrase "close as the stones...wall" as employed in the text would be:

B). The warriors march very closely to one another.

What is Figurative Meaning?

The word 'figurative' stands for something that is far or varied from the literal or direct meaning conveyed by a phrase or word.

In the given excerpt, the phrase "close...a wall" conveys that the warriors walked intimately which depicts their strength.

The stone is the metaphor to display the close bonding of the warriors that stood as the wall.

Thus, option B is the correct answer.

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