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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Responses
harsh and strident
harsh and strident
rhythmic and fast
rhythmic and fast
flowing and harmonious
flowing and harmonious
resounding and celebratory