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Read the excerpt from 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.
According to this excerpt, how has Odysseus changed over the course of his adventure?
He has become more humble and patient in battle.
He has learned to play the harp very beautifully.
He has found several new ways to string a bow.
He has slowly become less satisfied with his skills.
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.
According to this excerpt, how has Odysseus changed over the course of his adventure?
He has become more humble and patient in battle.
He has learned to play the harp very beautifully.
He has found several new ways to string a bow.
He has slowly become less satisfied with his skills.
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He has become more humble and patient in battle.
The simile to a calm, practiced harpist — “with quiet hand” and stringing the bow “effortlessly in one motion” — emphasizes Odysseus’s controlled, restrained skill and quiet mastery rather than brashness or impatience.
The simile to a calm, practiced harpist — “with quiet hand” and stringing the bow “effortlessly in one motion” — emphasizes Odysseus’s controlled, restrained skill and quiet mastery rather than brashness or impatience.
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