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Your answer would be that "that girl is so strong, I think she might be from the planet Krypton" is the example in which the author uses an allusion.
Explanation:
Allusion is a literary device by which an author makes a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, idea. It does not describe the refence in detail because the author expects the reader to have the necessary background information ir order to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in the text.
In the paragraph above, "planet Kryton" is a reference to a fictional planet appearing in American comic books by Dc comics. The planet is the native world of Superman and is named after the element Krypton. As Superman home planet, people given birth there are expected to be as strong as said fictional character. That's why the author compares the girl's strength to someone from Krypton.
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one sees a white-hot axehead or an adze
plunged and wrung in a cold tub, screeching steam–
the way they make soft iron hale and hard—:
just so that eyeball hissed around the spike.
The use of the epic simile in this excerpt helps the reader understand
A) that the Cyclops only has one eye.
B) how brutal Odysseus and his men are.
C) the size of the wooden spear.
D) how hot the spear actually is.
The answer is D: how hot the spear actually is.
An epic simile, or Homeric simile, is a rhetorical figure that compares, in a relatively lengthy manner, a strange or unfamiliar occurrence with a familiar event or thing. It is usually presented during moments of turmoil and it helps the reader reflect calmly on the scene being depicted.
In the excerpt above, the comparison is made between the blinding of the Cyclops with a hot spike, and how an iron spear is made by first making it hot and they quickly cooling it in order to mold it properly, just like the hot spear used by Odysseus cooled off as it entered the Cyclops eye.
There are many epic similes used in Odysseus. Epic simile or Homeric simile means elaborate comparison of the events which is uncovered later. In these lines Homer describes making of spear - how it is made and how it is hot that when spear is made its warmth could affect the eyes.
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Explanation: The allusion in a story is either an implicit or indirect reference to a part, person, event of another story. This is done to provide an in-depth understanding and insight into the psyche of the narrator's mind to the readers regarding the reference used in the story. Biblical allusions and allusions of Greek mythology are the most common and known ones. Allusions provide the vital context in a short period and also helps in inter-textual and comparative reading which would further enhance the knowledge of the readers and make it more cordial.
Which pair of verb forms correctly completes the sentence?
know; were buried
knows; was buried
knows; were buried
know; was buried
Emily or Maria KNOWS when each pharaoh and queen WAS buried.
The pair of verb forms which correctly completes the sentence are knows and was. Option two.
Each is often followed by a prepositional phrase ending in a plural word and as a result it confuses the verb choice. Each is always singular and requires a singular verb.
Example: Each of the students is responsible for studying in order to pass the final exams.
Answer:
its d
Explanation:
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C
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