Answer the questions to analyse the epic simile.

what is oddyseus being compared to?

a damaged ship

a hardworking merchant

a bright moon

what theme dies this comparision suggest?

having patience is tough but can lead to a reward.

waiting for a ship to rise from the water is easy.

hoping to earn money is what drives odysseus.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

What is the allure of fear? what have you learned from the story about portrayals of fear in literature?

Which if the following can you infer about maggie?