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Which figure of speech os exemplified by lines 149-151 of the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part III?

The slid his right hand down the cord and plucked it, / so the taut gut vibrating hummed and sang a swallow's note.

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification *

I think it is C - but for some reason B sounds correct also...can someone please help me - thanks in advance...

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Cassie

  1. C is correct.

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    Writeacher

  2. Thank you very much

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    Cassie

  4. Yup..C

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    CTree

  5. The answer is C

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    Anonymous

  6. 1C 2C 3B 100% Correct

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    Zolita

  8. Zolita is correct. Thank you.

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    Ted

  9. Zolita was right!!

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    Anonymous

  10. ZOLITA IS 100% CORRECT USE THESE ANSWERS THANK YOU

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    ANGEL

  12. zolita is 100% correct yall you heard it here first

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    uwu

  13. ty Zolita <3

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    UnknownShark

  14. still works in 2020

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    Anonymous

  16. 1. C
    2.C
    3.B

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    anonymous

  17. everything looks better in 2020 vision :)

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    me

  18. TYSM ZOLITA

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    IDK

  20. Zolita is 100% correct!!! its B B C
    Thanks!!
    Also 2021

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    zauntee

  21. She's Not Right Above Me Its CCB 2021

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    TRUST ME

  22. 1. C
    2. C
    3. B
    this is right as of january 20th 2021

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    sugarpink

  24. C C B IS RIGHT duuuuuuudes!

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    DDM

  25. STILL WORKS IN 2021

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    Anonymous

  26. works alright!

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    chronicstress

  28. 1.C
    2.C
    3.B

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    Potatochips

  29. dip dip potato chip!
    I agree with Zolita
    BTW thats a cool name

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    KDA

  30. stiil works of this time
    1.C
    2.C
    3.B

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    blah

  32. Still

    C
    C
    B

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    ....

  33. still ccb

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    ..............

  34. 1. Which figure of speech is exemplified by lines 149-151 of the excerpt from the odyssey, Part 3?
    Answer: Personification

    2. Which of the following is the antecedent for the pronoun them in the sentence below?

    Penelope and her maids walked towards the suitors and gave them the bow.
    Answer: The suitors

    3. What does the word sense most likely mean in line 69 of the excerpt from the odyssey, Part 3?

    You bleary vagabond, no rag of sense is left you!
    Answer: Rationality

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  36. 2022 and its still
    C-personification
    C-the suitors
    B-rationality

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    k

  37. k is correct!

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    htsrhtdyjy

  38. k is correct

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    anonymous

  40. K is correct. I love how anonymous posted his answer 30 minutes before i looked this up lol.

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    sup

  41. As a community, we should keep helping eatchother like this cuz lets be honest, aint nobody got time to be writing down everything they say plus this stuff has nothing to do with what i want to achive in life.

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  42. still works as of 2022! thanks Zolita!

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