Your answer is the second option. Reason is because I did some research and it specifically says "It is typically sectional, which uses <u>repeating forms in songs. </u>" This quote clearly explains your question, the second option.
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Nate
You can say that Odysseus is a good solider, who respect his peers. More specifically, he stands out as the cleverest of the Achaean's or Greeks. He (along with Nestor) is the best speaker, and so he is able to convince people. For example, in the Iliad, <span> he is able to mediate between Agamemnon and Achilles. In fact, he is the only one who is able to do this. In addition, according to tradition, he is the one who created the artifice of the Trojan horse, which shows again that he is clever. </span>
If you’re asking for the correct form of the word, the answer is plays.