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In the Odyssey, Melantho is a foil to Eurynome and Eurykleia.
Melantho, the sibling of Melanthios, is a palace servant who is loyal to the suitors rather than the Queen. In order to die in the most humiliating way, she is hanged.
In literature, a foil character is a character that is opposite to the main character in personality, physical appearance, or both.
Answer:
D) effectiveness.
Explanation:
A device of effectiveness is Emphasis. The emphasis is the repetition of key words and phrases or the careful arrangement of words to give them special weight and prominence.
It may also refer to the intensity of expression or the stress put on words to indicate their importance or special significance.
Answer:
reluctant compromise
Explanation:
The phrase that expresses how the word concession is used in this passage from the story "Steeled" is "reluctant compromise".
This is because, according to the story, the narrator was allowed to sit with my father and watch him eat the car which was a reluctant compromise on his father's part because he often heard his father and mother debating the decision.
Answer: A
Explanation: The use of short sentences reflects Emerson's purpose "to speak truly" to his audience, without embellished language or lengthy syntax.