<span> a. The opposers would spook the elephants so that they would stampede backward over the advancing army.
The Romans used lots of different tactics against the War Elephants that Hannibal used. These include, but are not limited to:
- Use of spikes: These can be made from wooden or other materials. They are made so that the pointed side is facing upwards, and would skewer the elephant's foot when it stepped on it, leading to stampede, and later disorder of the army.
- Land: The Romans, after they found out how Hannibal's plan, used a different approach, such as choosing lands that are easier to defend against the elephants, as well as maintaining strategic points to easily deflect war elephant attacks.
These are just a few other ways that the Romans used to defeat Hannibals war elephants.
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I believe the answer is C.
Espada's repetition of the phrase "This is the year" throughout the poem suggests that each event the speaker imagines must happen in order to
A. Eliminate suffering and right the injustices in the world.
B. Wrench power from the people who really deserve it.
C. Punish the people who have created such a harsh world.
D. Inspire people to vent their anger against an unfair system.
Espada's repetition of the phrase "This is the year" throughout the poem suggests that each event the speaker imagines must happen in order to eliminate suffering and right the injustices in the world.
Answer :Option A.
Explanation:
‘This is the year’ is the beginning line of the poem ‘Imagine the angels of bread’ which written by Martin Espada. This poem is a combination of anger, hate, dream, vision, and hope. It is a three stanza poem and every stanza begins with the line ‘this is the year’, where the poet have described various events.
The poet wants to eliminate all the sufferings and injustice from the world. In the first stanza the poet expresses anger, in the second stanza he is a bit hopeful, whereas in the third stanza the poet calls for action of a better future which is free from sufferings and injustice.
