Read the excerpt from The Odyssey. Now Zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north
a storm against the ships, and driving veils
of squall moved down like night on land and sea.
The bows went plunging at the gust; sails
cracked and lashed out strips in the big wind.
We saw death in that fury, dropped the yards,
unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee:
then two long days and nights we lay offshore
worn out and sick at heart, tasting our grief,
until a third Dawn came with ringlets shining.
Then we put up our masts, hauled sail, and rested,
letting the steersmen and the breeze take over.
Which elements of epic poetry are shown in this
excerpt? Check all that apply.
supernatural elements
O an invocation of a muse
O a difficult journey with trials
O rhyme and repetition of words
O important historical events
O a hero showing perseverance

supernatural elements

a difficult journey with trials

a hero showing perseverance

Explanation:

When Zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships, this showed supernatural elements.

"The bows went plunging at the gust; sailscracked and lashed out strips in the big wind. We saw death in that fury, dropped the yards... " implies a difficult journey with trials.

In the end, putting put up the masts, hauled sail, and rested, letting the steersmen and the breeze take over implies a hero showing perseverance.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

the answer is c. the wind