How does the repetition of this passage most clearly affect the story? Check all that apply.
At four hundred miles they stopped to eat,
at a thousand miles they pitched their camp.
They had traveled for just three days and nights,
a six weeks' journey for ordinary men.
When the sun was setting, they dug a well,
they filled their waterskins with fresh water,
Gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop.
-Gilgamesh: A New English Translation,
Stephen Mitchell
It explains why Gilgamesh has not yet reached his
destination.
It shows the strength and endurance of Gilgamesh
and Enkidu.
It emphasizes the challenge of a long journey.
It compares the two points of view.
It allows readers to predict Humbaba's role.
Intro
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