FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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diamond
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cone
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rectangle
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trapezoid
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dante imagined Hell like an inverted cone, with its circles gradually becoming smaller nearer to Earth’s core. Each circle was dedicated to a sin and the sin’s related punishment.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dante describes Hell as a funnel or inverted cone descending in nine diminishing rings until the center of the earth (also the center of the universe in the geocentric understanding of his day) is reached.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Dante’s imagination, hell looked like a huge funnel that formed when the fallen angel Lucifer dropped to earth with a slam.
Detailed explanation-4: -What metaphor for Hell is used in line 91 and how is it appropriate? “Hell is a frozen mine.” It suggests the coldness and darkness of a world far from God’s radiant warmth and light.