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. (1 point) Responses

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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. (1 point) Responses

A-To show how Odysseus's men depended on him.
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 compare Odysseus's men to beasts.

Answer 1

d-to compare Odysseus's men to beasts.

The epic simile in lines 118-131 compares Odysseus's crew to calves in a farmyard, emphasizing their chaotic and emotional state as they cluster around him upon his return. This comparison highlights the primal and animalistic nature of the men, emphasizing their vulnerability and desperation in that moment.