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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The Odyssey: Theme Development, Part 6

Question 1 of 2 • NC-English Language Arts 9 CR

Which lines from the passage support the theme “true strength is knowing when not to act”?“Here is your part: at break of day tomorrow / home with you, go mingle with our princes.”“The swineherd later on will take me down / the port-side trail – a beggar, by my looks, / hangdog and old.”“If they make fun of me / in my own courtyard, let your ribs cage up / your springing heart, no matter what I suffer.”

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“Here is your part: at break of day tomorrow / home with you, go mingle with our princes.”
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“The swineherd later on will take me down / the port-side trail – a beggar, by my looks, / hangdog and old.”
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“If they make fun of me / in my own courtyard, let your ribs cage up / your springing heart, no matter what I suffer.”
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