Read this excerpt from book 19 of the odyssey and answer the question
how does the dialogue between penelope and the beggar best demonstrate irony?
the beggar has described penelope in flattering tones, however, if she had recognized that the beggar was odyseus, by her words
she would ironically imply that she is happy to be praised by her husband
both the beggar and penelope describe one another in glowing terms but do not make a point of using physical descriptions, yet it
is ironic that penelope would have recognized odysseus if his looks had not been transformed by athena
while the conditions of their meeting as strangers would ordinarily cause each to be cautious, their words show a courtesy toward
one another implying that they ironically covet their reputations above beauty
the dialogue begins with a common exchange between a host and a guest however, the conversation soon becomes an ironic
opportunity for the husband and wife to share their common purpose in living lives of unity and fidelity

Exit in which of the following passages from the text is the author's motif of displacement and separation most evident? a. "in these ways it was a typical wartime departure, full of proud smiles and half-concealed worry." b. "it upheld the army's decision to limit the movements of a racially select group of citizens." c. "once the first year's turmoil cooled down, the authorities started letting us outside…" d. "if anything made that country habitable it was the mountains themselves…"

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.

What is central purpose of the letter