Question

The Odyssey
by Homer

First I release myself, my fellows last:

Fat sheep and goats in throngs we drive before,

And reach our vessel on the winding shore.

With joy the sailors view their friends return’d,

And hail us living whom as dead they mourn’d

Big tears of transport stand in every eye:

I check their fondness, and command to fly.



"The Odyssey" by Homer

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

Which structural element of epic poetry does this passage reflect?

(1 point)
Responses

falling action
falling action

rising action
rising action

parallel structure
parallel structure

climax
climax

Answer 1

falling action

This passage shows the aftermath of a dramatic event (the freeing and escape), with characters leaving and moving toward resolution, which is characteristic of falling action.