1. What is the "ancient gesture"? What does Millay mean when she says Penelope's
gesture was authentic, but Ulysses (Odysseus) did it only as a gesture to a crowd of
listeners? Explain.

2. Who did Millay think was the real hero-Odysseus or Penelope? Why?

3. In "Siren Song", the Siren says her song "is a boring song but it works every time."
Why is her song so effective? What techniques does she use to lure men to her island?
Explain.

i know just the answer of 3.the sirens song is very powerful as it tells the truth and whoever hears it will get to know the future and they will be lured as the mythology is based on magic this is obivious

Explanation:

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).

it the climax in the poem