HELP PLZ TIMED QUIASAP.. In The Odyssey, what do the opening lines reveal about the subject of the poem?

Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy.
Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea, fighting to save his life and bring his comrades home.

a)

This homesick sailor is struggling to save his crewmen and himself.

b)

The sailor doesn’t know how to chart his journey.

c)

The sailor is given wrong directions from a Muse.

d)

The sailor is being punished by an outside force.

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following is true about the above excerpt? ethos is used in reference to “dangers and ghosts.” logos is used in saying all men forget and want to forget, because the talmud also praised forgetting. ethos is used in referring to the ancients, the talmud, and god. pathos is used without loaded language.

Asap i put 30 pts idk how much is shows. submit the following: · graphic organizer: evidence for a poem's theme · graphic organizer: informal essay for an outline about theme · first draft 1. write an introduction with a clear thesis about the theme of the poem. 2. analyze the theme of the poem using paraphrases, examples and quotations as evidence. 3. write a conclusion that summarizes the theme. 4. use appropriate transitions. 5. maintain a third person point of view.

What did mark twain contribute to the history of the novel? select all that apply.