What excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best establishes Odysseus’s weakness?
Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best supports the conclusion that Odysseus is clever?
Which MLA citations are properly cited? Check all that apply.
Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey by Homer.I would not heed them in my glorying spirit, but let my anger flare and yelled:'Cyclops,if ever mortal man inquirehow you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye: Laertes' son, whose home's on Ithaca!'
Read the excerpt from Part 3 of The Odyssey by Homer.so let me tell [Circe’s] forecast: then we diewith our eyes open, if we are going to die,or know what death we baffle if we can. Sirens weaving a haunting song over the seawe are to shun, she said, and their green shoreall sweet with clover; yet she urged that Ialone should listen to their song. Thereforeyou are to tie me up, tight as a splint, erect along the mast, lashed to the mast,and if I shout and beg to be untied,take more turns of the rope to muffle me.’
Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer.My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithacaunder Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves, in sight of other islands—Dulichium, Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithacabeing most lofty in that coastal sea,and northwest, while the rest lie east and south. A rocky isle, but good for a boy's training;I shall not see on earth a place more dear, though I have been detained long by Calypso
Read the paragraph.Rina hustled through the classroom door, found her assigned seat, and sat down. After a few greetings to her friends, she unzipped her bulging binder and began to sort through its pages. She unearthed dog-eared worksheets, highlighted notes, and dated projects; alas, last night’s homework was not in the World History section where she had hoped it would be. As the bell rang, Rina’s fruitless search continued.
What can readers conclude about Allison? Check all that apply.
Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?
Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey is cited properly in MLA style?
Read the paragraph.Trey repeated the scales. His manipulation of the keys was becoming less of a struggle, and the tuba was making sounds that were almost musical. The low notes still gave him pause, though, so he attempted them again. After countless repetitions, his room boomed with the tuba’s brassy blare. He held the last note until he was out of breath, and as he exhaled, he heard his mother say from downstairs, “That one sounded good!”
Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer.They fell in, soon enough, with Lotus-Eaters,who showed no will to do us harm, onlyoffering the sweet Lotus to our friends—but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus,never cared to report, nor to return: they longed to stay forever, browsing onthat native bloom, forgetful of their homeland.I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships, tied them down under their rowing benches, and called the rest: All hands aboard; come, clear the beach and no one tastethe Lotus, or you lose your hope of home.
Read the excerpt from Part 3 of The Odyssey by Homer.I made straight for the ship, roused up the men to get aboard and cast off at the stern. They scrambled to their places by the rowlocksand all in line dipped oars in the gray sea.
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