Literal adj. 1. reproducing the words of the original work exactly
2. staying true to the actual facts without exaggeration
3. connected to the letters of the alphabet
4. relating to or written in letters
Which two sentences use definition 2 of the word literal?
After the robbery in the neighborhood, the police gathered everyone around and asked them to give
a literal description of the events.
Poetry is a literal depiction of a poet's creative imagination.
Linguistics is more than just a literal study of a language.
As a part of her study of the German language, Tania wants to do a literal translation of the German
poet Goethe's works.
In her report, Stacy provided the insurance agents with a literal account of what had happened to
her car.

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~coco

not sure but i think it’s the snug nest

agamemnon was the leader of the greek troops in the trojan wars and orestes was his son. when agamemnon returned from the war, he was murdered by his wife's lover in conjunction with his wife. orestes could not stop them but he seeked vengeance for his father. after a long time, he found them and avenged his father while killing them. he killed his mother, but greek mythology claims that his act was just and he was spared the remorse and the guilt. there are a lot of similarities with the ulysses/telemachus father son pair. ulysses was also one of the leaders of the excursion to troy. he still has not returned home, but in a sense the suitors of penelope are marring his estate and his reputation. while penelope is faithful to ulysses, the suitors by taking hold of the palace and committing their shameful acts are dishonoring ulysses. in the same context, telemachus is asked just like orestes to restitution his father's honor, regardless of whether he is alive or dead. athena is him and encouraging him with this example and he himself feels the need to save his father