The Odyssey: Symbolism and Making Predictions, Part 5

Question 1 • FL-1001310-English 1 A

Which lines from the passage support the theme “true strength is knowing when not to act”?

Answer

“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.”

Explanation

Choice C shows restraint: the speaker tells himself not to react even if others mock him and he is suffering. The image of keeping his “springing heart” contained emphasizes that strength can mean controlling an impulse rather than acting on it. Choices A and B describe where to go and how to disguise himself, not the choice to refrain from acting.

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