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Darina [25.2K]
3 years ago
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This lyric ode by the ancient Greek writer Pindar was dedicated to the winner of a contest. Which statement best sums up the spe

aker's feelings?  
Creatures for a day! What is a man?
What is he not? A dream of a shadow
Is our mortal being. But when there comes to men
A gleam of splendour given of heaven,
Then rests on them a light of glory
And blessed are their days.  

A.The speaker feels sadness that men are mortal and must die.
B.The speaker feels joy at the winner’s heaven-sent glory.
C.The speaker regrets that men are not glorified all the time, as gods are.
D.The speaker feels afraid of the "dream of a shadow" that "is our mortal being."
English
2 answers:
ratelena [41]3 years ago
6 0

its B if you're on plato

ololo11 [35]3 years ago
3 0

Answer: B. The speaker feels joy at the winner’s heaven-sent glory.

Explanation:  In the given lyric ode by the ancient Greek writer Pindar that was dedicated to the winner of a contest, we can see that he makes a contrast between the features of the normal man ("A dream of a shadow  is our mortal being") and the winner of the contest, who according to the speaker has been send a light of glory from heaven ("A gleam of splendour given of heaven"), in this way he shows his joy at the winner’s heaven-sent glory.

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