Answer: C, compare and contrast.
Explanation:
Odysseus speaks to Elpenor, one of his crewmen, who died after falling asleep on and falling from the roof of Circe's house.
In the village described in "my father writes to my mother," when a woman speaks about her husband, it is customary for her to refer to him as her husband, the one whom she has given her commitment and trust towards the end of their lives. They have to stay in tact in order to live longer together.
Explanation:
Whitman compares Lincoln's tragic death to a captain lying dead on the deck of his ship. ... He reminds the living of the sacrifices that the dead made for them.