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 he, 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? (1 point) Responses
a- It demonstrates Odysseus’s great skill as an archer.
b-It illustrates the fact that other contenders are worried about Odysseus's skill as an archer.
c- It shows that Penelope can tell that the disguised man is Odysseus.
d-It favorably compares Odysseus's method with that of other contenders.
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a- It demonstrates Odysseus’s great skill as an archer.
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