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read the excerpt from the odyssey.
‘out to sea again! ' my men were mutinous,
fools, on stores of wine. sheep after sheep they
butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle,
feasting,—while fugitives went inland, running
to call to arms the main force of cicones.
this was an army, trained to fight on horseback
or, where the ground required, on foot. they came
with dawn over that terrain like the leaves
and blades of spring. so doom appeared to us,
dark word of zeus for us, our evil days.
which central idea should be included in a paraphrase of this excerpt?
a. the forces sent by cicones to fight odysseus and his men arrived during the early morning hours.
b. odysseus and his men feasted on the animals they slaughtered while on the island of cicones.
c. the forces sent by cicones to stop the plundering of odysseus and his men were skilled and powerful.
d. odysseus views the forces sent by cicones as punishment from the greek god zeus.

Has anyone taken the voices of modernism (1920s to 1940s) unit test? ? i really need read the following sentence. the cars passing by are filled with commuters. identify the present participle in the sentence. a. by b. are c. passing d. filled

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.

Read this sample thesis statement and answer the question: dr. king employs allusions in his “letter to birmingham jail” to the audience make connections. based on the thesis, what is the writers purpose for the essay? a. to show how allusion can the audience create information b. to show how allusion can the audience link information c. to show how allusion can the audience produce information d. to show how allusions can the audience understand information