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valentina_108
1 month ago
13

The two similes in the passage present an image of Odysseus as

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Lady bird [7.4K]1 month ago
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If the excerpt is as follows:
The swineherd directed him to the manor later
dressed in rags like a wretched beggar, elderly and beaten down,
supported by a stick. The tatters he wore
concealed him so effectively that none of us could recognize him
upon his arrival, not even the older men.
We mocked him, took potshots, and cursed him.
Throughout the day and evening in his own great hall
<span>he endured it, resilient as a rock.

It could be said that the similes portray an image of </span><span>worn but unflappable.
</span><span>This suggests a connection to this individual's suffering while also illustrating how it fails to perturb him even in old age.</span>
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