Which is the most effective paraphrase of this excerpt? a.)odysseus traveled simply so that he could find his shipmates and bring them home safely. b.)odysseus learned much and encountered many obstacles on his long journey to bring himself and his men home safely. c.)odysseus was away from home for a long time and overcame many obstacles during his time at sea. d.)odysseus and his shipmates spent many long and difficult days at sea during their travels home. read the excerpt from the odyssey. he saw the townlands and learned the minds of many distant men, and weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea, while he fought only to save his life, to bring his shipmates home.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.