Read the passage from The Odyssey - Penelope.

Question

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

The word that best explains what the web in the passage symbolizes is time. The web represents Penelope's clever strategy to delay the suitors while she waits for Odysseus, thus symbolizing the passage of time and her patience during his absence.