Read the excerpt from The Odyssey. Six benches were left empty in every ship that evening when we pulled away from death. And th
is new grief we bore with us to sea: our precious lives we had, but not our friends. No ship made sail next day until some shipmate had raised a cry, three times, for each poor ghost unfleshed by the Cicones on that field.Which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Check all that apply.
When we paraphrase something what we are intended to do is repeating something with different words. It is done to make the line we are paraphrasing clearer or shorter, usually with some humor on it. From the excerpt, the details that should be included in a paraphrase would be:
The men were greatly saddened by the loss of their friends.
Many of Odysseus's men did not escape with their lives
Which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Check all that apply.
A shipmate cried out three times for each life lost.
Six men from each ship lost their lives at Cicones.
The ships pulled away from shore during the evening.
The men were greatly saddened by the loss of their friends.
Many of Odysseus’s men did not escape with their lives
