Read the excerpt from The Odyssey. In a smithy

one sees a white-hot axehead or an adze
plunged and wrung in a cold tub, screeching steam–
the way they make soft iron hale and hard—:
just so that eyeball hissed around the spike.

The use of the epic simile in this excerpt helps the reader understand

What else do you think experts can learn from studying the language of written work? what do you think is the value of studying the language of william shakespeare whose writing is over hundreds of years old?

When reading a poem closely to interpret its meaning and nuances, what can give you clues about the theme of the poem? a the rhyme scheme b. the stanza structure c. the title of the poem d. the name of the poet

Which lines from mark antony's speech in julius caesar best illustrate pathos? a. i speak not to disprove what brutus spoke, / but here i am to speak what i do know. b. here under leave of brutus and the rest -/ for brutus is an honourable man; / so are they all, all honourable man. c. and brutus is an honourable man. / you all did see that on the lupercal / i thrice presented him a kingly crown. d. when that the poor have cried, caeser hath wept: / ambition shold have been made of sterner stuff.