Read the excerpt from part 4 of the odyssey.

we saw the funnel of the maelstrom, heard
the rock bellowing all around, and dark
sand raged on the bottom far below.
my men all blanched against the gloom, our eyes
were fixed upon that yawning mouth in fear
of being devoured.

which statement best explains the metaphor in this excerpt?

a.)the whirlpool is compared to a mouth, showing its decreasing strength.

b.)the whirlpool is compared to a mouth, showing its menacing threat
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c.)the whirlpool is compared to a sandy beach, showing its proximity.

d.)the whirlpool is compared to a sandy beach, showing its familiarity.

Fill in the blanks : -1)she " you are a murderer! ".2)" come back, simon", he and in tears.

When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.

Read the following entries from the online etymology dictionary based on the information above, what does the world microcephaly most likely mean? a. dull or unintelligent b. worldly thinking c. having a large head d. bigger than usual