Why did odysseus plug the mens' ears with wax when the ship approached scylla and charybdis?

to prevent them from hearing him share his secret plan to defeat scylla
to protect them from the deadly song of the sirens
to protect their ears from the poisonous gas released by charybid
to prevent them from hearing the secret prophecy delivered by the sirens

Which is a higher ratio, 6: 9 or 3: 7

Which word best describes the tone of this excerpt from daly's sixteen

Ill she not be here anon? is she not hurrying to upbraid me for my haste? have i not heard her footstep on the stair? do i not distinguish that heavy and horrible beating of her heart? what is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt? it emphasizes usher’s misunderstanding. it emphasizes usher’s love for his sister. it emphasizes usher’s psychological fixation. it emphasizes usher’s melancholy nature.