This part of the excerpt concludes what kind of character Odysseus is:
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Therefore
you are to tie me up, tight as a splint,
erect along the mast, lashed to the mast,
and if I shout and beg to be untied,
take more turns of the rope to muffle me.
He is one of the heroes in Homer's epic poem called Odyssey. He was a man that steadfast, brilliant, and versatile. These lines tell of his bravery and that he would be willing to make the necessary sacrifices for the good of all.</span>
It would be answer "a"- because if you are not putting the commas in, it would be just a run-on sentence. So, it would be, "World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, was a global conflict involving nearly every nation in the world." Having the commas in will help the reader digest and sink the information in on what the topic is, without the sentence just running through without any commas. Hope this helps. =)
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From Caramelo, by Sandra Cisneros
"A bungalow, a duplex, a brownstone, an apartment. Something, anything, because the Grandmother’s gloominess was the contagious kind, infecting every member of the household as fiercely as the bubonic plague".
The figurative language in lines 5 through 7 establishes a tone of
1) loneliness
2)confusion
3)desperation
4)shame
Answer: 3)desperation
Explanation:
The description of the grandmother´s bad mood like something contagious as a plague shows the desperation the character feels in that situation. The grandmother being unhappy and therefore mean to those who live with her, pushes the narrator and everyone in that family to desperately find somewhere else for her to live.
Answer:
She scolds her child because she wants the child to listen
Explanation:
She scolds her child because she loves her even though she scolds her child because she wants what's best for her child
Answer:
Assonance
Explanation:
"take your place, ladies" has assonance
