Read the passage below and answer the question. the strife between odysseus and achilles, peleus' once at the gods' lavish feast the captains clashed in a savage war of words, while agamemnon, lord of armies, rejoiced at heart that achea's bravest men were battling so. for this was the victory sign that apollo prophesied at his shrine in pytho when agamemnon strode across the rock threshold, asking the oracle for advice – the start of the tidal waves of ruin tumbling down on troy's and achea's forces, both at once to the will of zeus who rules the world. this is an example of which epic convention? a. lengthy speech digression b. epic c. simile d. invocation

Read the excerpt from henry wadsworth longfellow’s translation of an excerpt from dante’s inferno and answer the question. but inasmuch as never from this depth did any one return, if i hear true, without the fear of infamy i answer . . “the love song of j. alfred prufrock” begins with an excerpt from dante’s inferno. which two statements express how this source material contributes to the mood of the poem? click here to read the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of horror that eliot elaborates throughout the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of enthusiasm that eliot argues against throughout the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of boldness that eliot continues throughout the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of shame that eliot explores throughout the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of enlightenment that eliot mocks throughout the poem. next question ask for