In the Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’, When odyssey blind Polyphemus his objectives are made clear when Polyphemus next morning let his sheep go for graze. In addition, it adds a humorous and clever twist when odyssey lies about his name as 'Nobody' to rescue Polyphemus. Whereas, odyssey displays himself as cunning and proud when he reveals himself.
Odysseus proudly shouts his name while leaving cyclops's territory. He shouts his name loudly to torment cyclops which causes problems for him further.
Hence, anger and pride motivate Odysseus to reveal his name and men in more danger.
Answer: This is past <u>simple</u> tense.
Explanation:
- Past simple tense is formed by adding <u>-ed </u>(in some cases, -d or -ied) to the base form of the verb. The past simple tense of the verb "to splurge" is going to be <em>"splurged." </em>
- Past progressive form, on the other hand, consists of <u>verb to be</u> and -<u>ING verb form</u> - "was splurging."
- Past perfect form would be "had splurged", while past perfect progressive would be "had been splurging."
