Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey. Out of the cave the mammoth Polyphemus roared in answer: ‘Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me, Nohbdy's ruined me!’ To this rough shout they made a sage reply: ‘Ah well, if nobody has played you foul there in your lonely bed, we are no use in pain given by great Zeus. Let it be your father, Poseidon Lord, to whom you pray.' What theme is best revealed by this conflict?
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . Few words I shouted in reply to him: ‘If I could take your life I would and take your time away, and hurl you down to hell! The god of earthquake could not heal you there!' At this he stretched his hands out in his darkness toward the sky of stars, and prayed to Poseidon: ‘O hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands, if I am thine indeed, and thou art father: grant that Odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home: Laertes' son, I mean, who kept his hail on Ithaca. Based on his response to the Cyclops, what can be inferred about Odysseus?
Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best supports the conclusion that Odysseus’s fate is doomed?
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . Then we unloaded all the Cyclops' flock to make division, share and share alike, only my fighters voted that my ram, the prize of all, should go to me. I slew him by the sea side and burnt his long thighbones to Zeus beyond the stormcloud, Cronus’ son, who rules the world. But Zeus disdained my offering; destruction for my ships he had in store and death for those who sailed them, my companions. What can be inferred about Odysseus?
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . Said Odysseus: "Run then, while I hold them off with arrows as long as the arrows last. When all are gone if I'm alone they can dislodge me." Based upon this excerpt, which trait has Odysseus learned as part of his transformation?
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . Their secret! as she heard it told, her knees grew tremulous and weak, her heart failed her. With eyes brimming tears she ran to him, throwing her arms around his neck, and kissed him Which theme do these lines support?
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . Now Zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships, and driving veils of squall moved down like night on land and sea. The bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed out strips in the big wind. We saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore worn out and sick at heart, tasting our grief, until a third Dawn came with ringlets shining. Which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Choose three correct answers.
Which excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey is cited properly in MLA style?
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . I shall not see on earth a place more dear, though I have been detained long by Calypso, loveliest among goddesses, who held me in her smooth caves, to be her heart's delight, as Circe of Aeaea, the enchantress, desired me, and detained me in her hall. But in my heart I never gave consent. Where shall a man find sweetness to surpass his own home and his parents? In far lands he shall not, though he find a house of gold. What does this excerpt most suggest about the values of the ancient Greeks?
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . “Count up the suitors for me, let me know what men at arms are there, how many men. I must put all my mind to it, to see if we two by ourselves can take them on or if we should look round for help.” Based on this excerpt, what is the best prediction about what will happen next in the story?
Which should be eliminated to create formal tone? Choose three correct answers. Mr. Whitten’s class is editing essays to include a more formal writing tone.
Use the thesaurus entry for migrate to answer the question. migrate verb Definition: to move from one place to another Synonyms: drift, journey, rove, shift, wander Antonyms: sojourn, stay, stop, halt Which sentence contains another antonym for the word migrate ?
What should be written in a formal style?
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . Now Zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships, and driving veils of squall moved down like night on land and sea. The bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed out strips in the big wind. We saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore worn out and sick at heart, tasting our grief, until a third Dawn came with ringlets shining. Which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Choose three correct answers.
Which sentence shows the correct use of the common homophone (its/it's)?
Read the excerpt from Part 4 of The Odyssey. As long as bread and good red wine remained to keep the men up, and appease their craving, they would not touch the cattle. But in the end, when all the barley in the ship was gone, so hunger drove them to scour the wild shore with angling hooks, for fishes and seafowl, whatever fell into their hands; and lean days wore their bellies thin. What theme is best revealed by this conflict?
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