He saw the townlands
and learned the minds of many distant men,
and weathered many bitter nights and days
in his deep heart at sea, while he fought only
to save his life, to bring his shipmates home.

which is the most effective paraphrase of this excerpt?

a. odysseus traveled simply so that he could find his shipmates and bring them home safely.

b. odysseus learned much and encountered many obstacles on his long journey to bring himself and his men home safely.

c. odysseus was away from home for a long time and overcame many obstacles during his time at sea.

d. odysseus and his shipmates spent many long and difficult days at sea during their travels home.

Which part of this excerpt from john keats' poem "endymion" contains a simile? therefore, 'tis with full happiness that i will trace the story of endymion. the very music of the name has gone into my being, and each pleasant scene is growing fresh before me as the green of our own vallies: so i will begin now while i cannot hear the city's din; now while the early budders are just new, and run in mazes of the youngest hue about old forests; while the willow trails its delicate amber; and the dairy pails bring home increase of milk. and, as the year grows lush in juicy stalks, i'll smoothly steer my little boat, for many quiet hours, with streams that deepen freshly into bowers.