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Epic Simile: "…its crackling roots blazed and hissed - as a blacksmith plunges a glowing ax or adze in an ice-cold bath and the metal screeches steam and its temper hardens - that’s the iron’s strength - so the eye of Cyclops sizzled round that stake.”
Commentary: Odysseus compares the sizzling sound of the Cyclops’ eye to that of sticking fire-hot metal in cold water
im not too sure about the first one, hope this helps :)
Rama makes Sugriva assured about his power and considered Bali's crime to unpardonable of taking his brother's wife. Rama asks Sugriva to invite Bali for duel wherein Bali at first defeat Sugriva very badly and Rama is unable to identify who is Bali and Sugriva as both looked similar. For Sugriva's recognition, Rama asks Sugriva to wear garland. Upon calling Bali gain for duel while Bali arrives Sugriva signals to Rama to shoot him with an arrow and thus defeats Bali and Sugriva becomes the ruler of the Kishkindha.
Answer : 3) a vote
In this context, it means vote. Women’s suffrage was the battle of women being able to gain the right to vote.
A common noun is a noun that is not required to be capitalized in a sentence or phrase.