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hoa [83]
3 years ago
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Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer. "but on the spot I told them: 'Back, and quickly! Out to sea again!' My me

n were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine. Sheep after sheep they butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle, feasting,—while fugitives went inland, running to call to arms the main force of Cicones."
How does this excerpt prove that Odysseus’s men caused their own problems?
English
2 answers:
zzz [600]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

The answer is explained below.

Explanation:

The Odyssey, by ancient Greek poet Homer, is the second part of The Iliad, and it tells the story of Odysseus trying to come back home after the War of Troy.

In the excerpt, the speaker describes Oddyseus' men using negative words as "mutinous" or "fool," also, he suggests that the actions were caused by not taking good care of their own situation. Rhetorical devices as simile (compare two things) are very important to persuade the reader (shambling like cattle) how difficult the situation was.

Jet001 [13]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

A. By describing their neglect of orders

Explanation:

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