This is more like the compass for finding your way out of a geometry book. A mathematical compass (like this one) is used to draw perfect circles. For Donne, it was the perfect metaphor for the long-distance relationship he imagined with his wife. Line 26: The compass is introduced emphasizing two crucial features.
C. a repeated grouping of two or more lines in a poem that often share a pattern of rhythm and rhyme
Answer: C) an explanation of the natural world.
Explanation: A myth is a traditional story that explains a historical event or a natural or social phenomenon, it is also used to explain customs. In the given excerpt from the myths and legends of ancient greece and rome by E. M. Berens we can see the explanation of the existence of the sun and the moon and also the origin of the dew (elements of the natural world), all of this is explained by using the gods Helios, Selene and Herse.
The correct answer is B. a lake, to suggest deeper meaning. The mirror as such is a metaphor of feminine frailty and insecurity; however, when it turns into a lake, it transcends that meaning and evolves into a metaphor of aging, time and change. It doesn't turn into a woman; it just shows the woman's transformation from a young girl into an old woman.