The answer is: how hot the spear is.
An epic simile, or Homeric simile, is a comparison between something familiar or ordinary and something strange. It is usually many lines long and it helps the reader make the scene described, usually at moments of turmoil or battle, more vivid. In the epic simile above, Homer makes the reader understand how hot the spear that blinds the cyclops is by comparing the eye of the cyclops to a cold tub as the spear that blinded him penetrates it, just like a piece of metal would enter a tub in order to be molded.
the theme: Social commentary,critique, Persistence
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It means fully conscious, or aware of what’s around them.
Answer:
In Robert Burns's "A Red, Red Rose," the speaker bids farewell to his beloved and promises to return to her, no matter the hardship. The poem opens with the speaker comparing his beloved to a red rose and praising her beauty.
Evidence is "the last time our park was cleaned, visitors to the park increased by 23 percent."
Explanation:
- The claim that the author is making here is that the local park is in a poor condition and that it is up to everyone to clean it.
- The reason for making this claim is that if the park is cleaned, more people will visit the local park, and the kids will have a cleaner place to play.
- The evidence used to support these reasons is "the last time our park was cleaned, visitors to the park increased by 23 percent."
