Read the excerpt from part 3 of the odyssey by homer. they scrambled to their places by the rowlocks and all in line dipped oars in the gray sea. but soon an offshore breeze blew to our liking— a canvas-bellying breeze, a lusty shipmate sent by the singing nymph with sunbright hair. so we made fast the braces, and we rested, letting the wind and steersman work the ship. based on the excerpt, readers can conclude that odysseus (the speaker) keeps detailed records of the changing weather. credits the singing nymph for the favorable wind. enjoys the company of the new man aboard his ship. follows the orders issued by the ship’s steersman.

Read this excerpt from through the looking-glass by lewis carroll. "you might make a joke on that,” said the little voice close to her ear: "something about ‘you would if you could,’ you know.” "don't tease so,” said alice, looking about in vain to see where the voice came from; "if you're so anxious to have a joke made, why don't you make one yourself? ” the little voice sighed deeply: it was very unhappy, evidently, and alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, "if it would only sigh like other people! ” she thought. but this was such a wonderfully small sigh, that she wouldn't have heard it at all, if it hadn't come quite close to her ear. the consequence of this was that it tickled her ear very much, and quite took off her thoughts from the unhappiness of the poor little creature. what question should a reader ask to clarify what is happening in the story? who or what is the voice speaking to alice? when will alice attempt to share a joke? what secret will alice share with the new character? why do whispers tickle the listener?