Read the passage from the odyssey - amphibian

the swineherd led him to the manor later
in rags like a foul beggar, old and broken,
propped on a stick. these tatters that he wore
hid him so well that none of us could know him
when he turned up, not even the older men.
we jeered at him, took potshots at him, cursed him.
daylight and evening in his own great hall
he bore it, patient as a stone.

the two similes in the passage present an image of odysseus as

a. elderly but lively.
b. battered but unruffled.
c. dirty but amusing.
d. needy but rude.

The correct answer is B. Battered but unruffled

Explanation:

In literature, the simile is a rhetorical figure in which two different concepts or elements are compared, this figure can be identified due to the use of the words like, so, as or than that directly establish the relationship between the elements compared and that made this figure of speech different to the metaphor in which comparison words are not used. Considering this, in the excerpt presented the similes related to the character Oddyseus are "in rags like a foul beggar, old and broken, propped on a stick" in which Oddyseus is compared to a beggar, considering he looks tired and beat or battered and "patient as a stone" as despite the curses and jeers he remains calm or unruffled. Considering this, it can be concluded the two similes in the passage present an image of Odysseus as "battered" because he looks like a beggar and "unruffled" because his attitude is calmed as the one of stones.

b. Battered but unruffled.

Explanation:

The lines are from the text of Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey" translated by Robert Fitzgerald. The lines present a contrasting image of Odysseus in two similes- "a foul beggar, old and broken," but also "patient as a stone".

Similes are the literary devices used by writers in their works comparing one thing with another, and not related but to give more in-depth meaning to the word that is compared. The two similes in the passage shows Odysseus as battered, "a beggaron tatters" but also at the same time "patient as a stone". This shows how respectful and patient Odysseus was, amidst the suitor's "jeerspotshots at him, cursed him." Remaining calm and composed, he did not do anything against the jeers and taunting of the suitors, and decided to take his time. He may be battered and tired, after all the journey and the time he was away from home but that did not change his demeanor. He let things happen on its own time and then did what he needed to do at the right time.

i am sure the answer is d