Which statement best represents the meaning of these lines? a) the lovers have won each other's love and do not need to worry b) the young man has a bliss that is separate from that of the woman. c) the speaker grieves enough for both of the lovers: they "do not grieve." d) the youth and the beauty of the lovers will never go away.

Read the excerpt from the odyssey; 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you d(arn)ed cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, odysseus (a)is fearful of the cyclops. (b)is prideful and overly confident. (c)has been weakened by the cyclops. (d)has regrets about staying on the island.