Read the following passage about Odysseus from Part 2 of the Odyssey:
But the man skilled in all ways of contending, satisfied by the great bow's look and heft, like a musician, like a harper, when with quiet hand upon his instrument he draws between his thumb and forefinger a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.
What is the effect of the epic simile in this passage?
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• It demonstrates Odysseus's great skill as an archer.
• It favorably compares Odysseus's method with that of other contenders
• It shows that Penelope can tell that the disguised man is Odysseus
• It illustrates the fact that other contenders are worried about Odysseus's skill as an archer.
1 answer
The effect of the epic simile in this passage is to demonstrate Odysseus's great skill as an archer.