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What is the effect of the epic simile in lines 118–131 of the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part II?

Sometimes in farmyards when the cows return well-fed from pasture to the barn, one sees the pens give way before the calves in tumult, breaking through to cluster about their mothers, bumping together bawling.

from the Odyssey, Part 2 [lines 122-126]
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to criticize the lack of loyalty of Odysseus's men
to criticize the lack of loyalty of Odysseus's men

to reveal Odysseus's hurry to go back and free his men
to reveal Odysseus's hurry to go back and free his men

to show how thoroughly Odysseus's men depended on him
to show how thoroughly Odysseus's men depended on him

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Correct answer: to show how thoroughly Odysseus's men depended on him

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In the Odyssey, Part II, Odysseus went to Circe, from ______ he was promised his freedom.
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who
who

whom
whom

whose

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Correct answer: whom

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What is the present tense of chided?
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chid
chid

chide
chide

chied

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Correct answer: chide