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

climax
climax

parallel structure

Answer 1

falling action

This passage shows events after the story's high point—the characters' escape/return and the sailors' rejoicing—moving the plot toward resolution.