Description:Artifact: This is a terra-cotta figure from ancient Egypt. It was carved shortly after Alexander’s death. One of Alexander’s generals, Ptolemy, was ruling Egypt at the time. The figure uses a realistic style. Although this is an Egyptian statue, it shows the Greek goddess Aphrodite. She is the Greek goddess of love. The realistic features include detailed hair and dress, as well as details in her face. It is currently in the Louvre in Paris, France. Read the description and study the image. What does this statue indicate about the influence of Hellenistic culture? The use of realism indicates that Hellenistic culture influenced Egyptian art. The hairstyle indicates that Hellenistic culture did not change the style of Egyptian art. The use of terra-cotta indicates that Egyptians resisted the use of marble. The use of an Egyptian goddess shows that Hellenistic culture had no effect on Egyptian art.

question:

it's when i'm weary of considerations, and life is too much like a pathless wood where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs broken across it, and one eye is weeping from a twig's having lashed across it open

answer to question #1: the simile that occurs in the text given (lines 43-47) is: ''life is too much like a pathless ''

explanation: a simile is a comparison of one thing with another thing and it is used to make a vivid description. it uses like or as. in the text, we can understand that the person is feeling weary of considerations and because of this, the person compares ''life'' to ''a pathless wood''.

answer to question #2: in this text we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations and compares life to a pathless wood.

explanation: the word frost means coldness and something covered by ice crystals but looking at the comparison made in this text, we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations therefore he/she compares life to a pathless wood.