Select the line that presents alliteration.
a. " day and night with the great clouds "
b. " great star early droop'd in the western "
c. " silent sea of faces and the unbarred "
d. " these you journey,/ tolling "

faithful servants eumaeus and philaetius:

his ragged vest then drawn aside disclosed the sign conspicuous, and the scar exposed: eager they view'd, with joy they stood amazed with tearful eyes o'er all their master gazed:

these servants know ulysses by the scar he got when he was a child - so when he showed them the mark, they immediately knew this is truly their master and they hugged him, finally starting to believe his words.

adding more details about the struggle rainsford experiences as he swims to the shore