Question

The Aeneid
Here starts the pathway to the waters of Tartarean Acheron. E A whirlpool thick with sludge, its giant eddy seething, vomits all of its swirling sand into Cocytus. G
5 Grim Charon is the squalid ferryman, the guardian of these streams, these rivers; his white hairs lie thick, disheveled on his chin; his eyes are fires that stare, a filthy mantle E› hangs down his shoulder by a knot. Alone
1Ohe poles the boat and tends the sails and carries the dead in his dark ship, old as he is; but old age in a god is tough and green.
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Multiple Choice 1 point
What is the effect of the words used to describe the whirlpool in lines 2-3 of Virgil's "The Aeneid"?
• The poet conveys a tone of disgust.
• The narrator is shown to be observant.
• The narrator indirectly reveals his regret.
• The poet appeals to the reader's sense of smell.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: **The poet conveys a tone of disgust.**

The description of the whirlpool as "thick with sludge" and "giant eddy seething, vomits all of its swirling sand" evokes a vividly unpleasant image, suggesting a tone of disgust toward the scene.