Question

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Penelope.

Ruses served my turn
to draw the time out—first a close-grained web
I had the happy thought to set up weaving
on my big loom in the hall.

Which word from the passage best explains what the web in the passage symbolizes?

ruses
time
happy
weaving

Answer 1

time

Penelope's weaving is a ruse to "draw the time out"—the web symbolizes the delay she creates, buying time until Odysseus returns.