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In what way can Penelope be considered a "classic wife"?
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She is devoted and faithful.
She is cunning and secretive.
She is refined and aristocratic.
She is courageous and reckless
The correct answer is she is devoted and faithful. Penelope, in Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey," is regarded as a classic wife because she remains loyal and committed to her husband, Odysseus, during his long absence. Despite facing numerous suitors, she steadfastly waits for his return, demonstrating her devotion and faithfulness to him.
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Which of the following best describes the language used in the extended simile comparing
Odysseus to a musician as he strings the bow (lines 142–151)?
"But the man skilled in all ways of contending,
satisfied by the great bow’s look and heft,
like a musician, like a harper, when
with quiet hand upon his instrument
he draws between his thumb and forefinger
a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly
Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.
Then slid his right hand down the cord and plucked it,
so the taut gut vibrating hummed and sang
a swallow’s note."
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harsh and strident
rhythmic and fast
flowing and harmonious
resounding and celebratory
The correct answer is flowing and harmonious. The language used in the extended simile comparing Odysseus to a musician as he strings the bow is flowing and harmonious. The simile uses descriptive language to create a smooth and pleasing comparison between Odysseus stringing the bow and a musician playing an instrument. The use of words like "effortlessly," "vibrating," "hummed," and "sang" evoke a sense of fluidity and musicality in the way Odysseus handles the bow.
A)
Orpheus and Eurydice
Which of these sentences from Orpheus and Eurydice is an example of personification?
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Orpheus invited Hymen, the god of marriage, to bless the wedding with his presence.
Soon he saw the River Styx, which separates the Underworld from the world of the living.
He was the king of Thrace, the most musical of all the Greek people.
Trees gathered around to hear his beautiful notes.
The sentence "Trees gathered around to hear his beautiful notes" is an example of personification. Personification is a literary device in which inanimate objects or abstract ideas are given human characteristics or abilities. In this sentence, the trees are portrayed as gathering, an action typically associated with humans, and they are said to be gathering to hear the beautiful notes played by Orpheus. This attribution of human-like actions and motivations to the trees is an example of personification.
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To gain entry to the Underworld, Orpheus has to charm _________.
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the boatman Charon and Cerberus, the three-headed dog
Sisyphus and Tantalus
the Danaides and the Furies
Hades, the king of the Underworld, and Persephone, his queen