Reaching the gate, Odysseus and the forester halted and stood outside, for harp notes came
around them rippling on the air
as Phemios picked out a song. Odysseus
caught his companion's arm and said:
"My friend,
here is the beautiful place—who could mistake it?”

In this excerpt, the harp’s music is a symbol of Odysseus’s

Aatience and endurance.
B:long journey back home.
C:reunion with old colleagues.
D:happiness upon returning home.

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Answer 1
Answer: This excerpt probably should have included the verse following it, which is "Here is Odysseus' hall, no hall like this!" So they are standing at the gate at the home of Odysseus.

He has in fact made a long journey home, so B could be correct. The journey did require patience and endurance, so A could be correct. But I would go with D, happiness upon returning home.

A reasonable argument could be made for all of the above. Symbolism can be subjective, and each reader may interpret things differently.
Answer 2
Answer:

D:happiness upon returning home.

The gates Odysseus reaches are the ones to his home. He hears the harp as he stops his friend to revel in the sight of home. He even tells his friend "here is the beautiful place". While Odysseus did need patience and endurance for his long journey back home, at this point Odysseus is enjoyed the moment he has returned and nothing more. Also, he is priority is not reuniting with old colleagues. It is seeing his wife and son.


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Which of these flaws does Ulysses reveal while leaving the island after the Cyclops?

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Ulysses reveals his name upon leaving the island this brings the wrath of Poseidon upon his ship and his crew and he reveals his desire for glory

1. Oscar was frustrated. Because he stayed late after class, he missed his bus. He called his friend on the phone, and said, “You will never believe what is going on. I am walking about 100 miles to get home, and I think my feet are going to fall off. And this is the hottest day in the history of the world.”Which literary device is the author using?

symbolism
irony
hyperbole
allegory

2. Joshua read two transgression myths—myths in which a character violates an important societal rule.

In the first myth, the character who commits this transgression is killed by the gods. In the second myth, the character becomes the father of a cursed race of people.

Joshua needs to compare and contrast these two myths. He has written that “transgressors are punished.” Which of the following can be said to be true of this observation?

It applies to both myths.
It applies to the second myth only.
It applies to the first myth only.
It applies to neither myth.

3. Dion is reading a myth. He wants to learn about the cultural context of the myth-tellers. To do so, he will write a question about each of the four aspects of cultural context. He has written the following question:

How did the people in this culture obtain food?

Which aspect of cultural context does the question address?

lifestyle
setting
customs
values


4.In a book Mario is reading, he comes across a reference to Ra, an Egyptian god. Which literary device is the author using?

allusion
simile
metaphor
imagery
.

5.Josie studied a poem about poverty in school. She noticed that the lines of the poem varied in length and number of syllables, and they did not rhyme. Also, the poet tried to make sense of unfortunate events.

The poem is probably from which of the following literary movements?

Classicism
Modernism
Naturalism
Romanticism

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1. C) Hyperbole

In literature, hyperbole is a way of writing in an exaggerated manner used to emphasize, to add humor or to gain attention on something. It is common to use words or phrases that are obviously false, such as the ones that Oscar tells his friend. Oscar emphasizes how much he walked to get home, and how tiring and unpleasant it was by stating exaggerated facts, like "this is the hottest day in the history of the world", if this statement were true, he would not make it out alive to his home.

2. A)  It applies to both myths.

In the first myth, the character who is the transgressor as well is punished by being killed. And in the second myth, the transgressor is punished by being the father of a cursed race of people. From this, we can conclude that "transgressors are punished".

3. C) Customs

What a group of people does to obtain food is part of their custom as it is something that they must do every day for the rest of their lives, and there is a difference between a group that hunts to get their food or a group that is total vegan, as it tells us something about their beliefs, traditions and customs.

4. A) Allusion

An allusion is an indirect reference to something or someone that is commonly known by people. When authors put reference about people (In this case, the Egyptian god, Ra), they do it because they know beforehand that the person is commonly known, and most readers would understand to whom they are referring too without giving much information.

5. C)  Naturalism

Naturalism was a literary movement that became popular in the U.S. at the end of the 19th century, and it was characterized for depicting topics and themes of poverty,  low moral compass,  scientific principles to explain the causes of events, among others. And when it came to poems, they rarely rhymed as they were focused on conveying an idea, just as the poem Josie studied. about poverty in school.

Answer:

1. Hyperbole 2. It applies to both myths 3. Lifestyle 4. Allusion

Explanation:

1. In the hyperbole, the author exaggerates the statement in order to produce a bigger effect on the reader and it isn't always entirely true.

2. On this observation, Joshua is telling us the main characters at these myths are punished for being transgressors, and that's exactly what happened on both myths.

3. This question address to the cultural context of lifestyle, because it's about the way people in this culture use to do everyday tasks.

4. The author is using the allusion literary device, because is making a reference to someone, in this case the Egyptian god, Ra.

Which sentence includes an example of hyperbole? A. "This is very generous of you," she said to her friend as she accepted his gift. B. "It's not so bad," said the coach, although their team was losing by 50 points. C. "My knees are killing me," he complained after the run. D. "It's a little chilly out today," she observed.

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C. "My knees are killing me," he complained after the run.

C. "My knees are killing me," he complained after the run.

A hyperbole is an over exaggeration. The correct answer is "My knees are killing me" because the runners knees aren't actually killing him. They are just painful. The other examples are not hyperbole because nothing is being exaggerated. The friend is being generous. Depending on perspective losing by 50 points may not be so bad. Also, it could be chilly out.

Which sentence uses correct capitalization? Mary was told to see a different doctor at Lockwood medical center since her regular Doctor, Dr. Acula, was on vacation. Mary was told to see a different Doctor at Lockwood Medical Center since her regular doctor, Dr. acula, was on vacation. Mary was told to see a different doctor at Lockwood Medical Center since her regular doctor, Dr. Acula, was on vacation. Mary was told to see a different Doctor at Lockwood Medical Center since her regular Doctor, Dr. Acula, was on vacation.

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Mary was told to see a different doctor at Lockwood Medical Center since her regular doctor, Dr. Acula, was on vacation.

You must capitalize Lockwood Medical Center that is a Name of a place a proper noun

doctor is a common noun in both places you do not capitalize a common noun

Dr. Acula  Must both be capitalized  it is a proper noun the doctor's title and name 

Mary was told to see a different doctor at Lockwood Medical Center since her regular doctor, Dr.Acula, was on vacation.

Read the sentences. Original Sentences The Edmunds also needed a guide. They required transport across the ice. Combined Sentence The Edmunds also needed a guide and transport across the ice. Does the combined sentence use a compound subject, compound verb, or compound object?a. compound subject
b. compound verb
c. compound object

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The correct answer is C. Compound object

Explanation:

In grammar, the word compound is used to describe a subject, verb, object or any other section in a sentence that encloses two or more elements creating a long subject, verb or object. For example, the words "Charlie and Agatha" are a compound subject, the words "play and sing" can be a compound verb and the words "a flower and a vase" can be a compound object. This means, in the case of the sentence "The Edmunds also needed a guide and transport across the ice", this sentence has a compound object as the words "a guide and transport across the ice" work as an object as they are the entities affected by the verb and they are classified as compound as the object comprises two different elements "a guide" and "transport across the ice".

C. Compound object because The Edmunds (1 subject) also needed (1 verb) a GUIDE and TRANSPORT (2 objects) across the ice.

Which text from "Helen Grey" explicitly explains a more important quality than beauty?

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It would be easier for me if you attached the text. But I've get what you mean. In my opinion the most suitable part of "Helen Grey" explicity is that: But so you miss that modest charm. It show that sometimes you can't find real beauty.

The text from "Helen Grey" explicitly explains a more important quality than beauty is but so no miss that modern charm, which is the surest charm of all. Helen Grey is the author of the hot alpha military romance series "Serving the Soldier". Her passion is to write steamy erotic romance and she loves hot billionaire, bad boys.