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An image based on the passages from the Odyssey. The first scene: Penelope's knees growing weak, her heart failing her, her eyes brimming with tears as she runs to a man whom she embraces and kisses passionately. The second scene: A beach with a group of men aboard a ship. Their emotions are strong, despair mixing with relief as they spot a man approaching. Their reunion is as joyous and chaotic as when well-fed cows rush back from the pasture to their barns, trampling pens as they cluster around their mothers.

Read the following passage from the Odyssey:

“There’s our sign!
I know not more. Could someone else’s hand
have sawn that trunk and dragged the frame away?”
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,
From this passage, the reader is most likely to determine that Penelope

A)is grateful that her husband has returned.
B)has not determined if the stranger is her husband.
C)is upset over news about her husband.
D)has not decided if she wants to remain married to her husband.
CHOICE A??

What is the effect of the epic simile in lines 118–131 of the Odyssey, Part 2?Now, being a man, I could not help consenting.
So I went down to the sea beach and the ship,
where I found all my other men on board, 120
weeping, in despair along the benches.
Sometimes in farmyards when the cows return
well-fed from pasture to the barn, one sees
the pens give way before the calves in tumult,
breaking through to cluster about their mothers, 125
bumping together, bawling. Just that way
my crew poured round me when they saw me come—
their faces wet with tears as if they saw
their homeland, and the crags of Ithaca,
even the very town where they were born.
A)to compare Odysseus's men to beasts
B)to criticize Odysseus's men's lack of loyalty
C)to reveal Odysseus's hurry to go back and free his men
D)to show how Odysseus's men depended on him

CHOICE D???

In #1, I think "grateful" is not quite the right emotion ... more like OVERJOYED!! But yes, A is the only choice here that makes sense.

And in #2, I think "depended" is also a poor choice of words, but I guess it'll do! Yes, D.

ight cool i was right

Thank you

You're welcome.

A)is grateful that her husband has returned.

For the first question, to determine the answer, we can analyze the passage from the Odyssey. In the given passage, Penelope's reaction upon hearing the secret suggests that she is upset. Her knees grow weak and her heart fails her, indicating a negative emotional response. We can infer that she is upset over news about her husband. Therefore, the correct choice is C) is upset over news about her husband.

For the second question, to determine the effect of the epic simile in lines 118-131, we can analyze the passage. The epic simile compares Odysseus' crew to calves in a farmyard. The simile describes the chaos and emotions of the crew as they flock around Odysseus, just like the calves cluster around their mothers. This simile emphasizes the strong dependence of Odysseus' men on him. They are portrayed as vulnerable, emotional, and in need of his guidance and leadership. Therefore, the correct choice is D) to show how Odysseus' men depended on him.