Which epic characteristic is represented by the opening lines of the iliad by homer? what shame, what woe is this to greece! what joy to troy's proud monarch, and the friends of troy! that adverse gods commit to stern debate the best, the bravest, of the grecian state. young as ye are, this youthful heat restrain, nor think your nestor's years and wisdom vain. a godlike race of heroes once i knew, such as no more these aged eyes shall view! lives there a chief to match pirithous' fame, dryas the bold, or ceneus' deathless name; theseus, endued with more than mortal might, or polyphemus, like the gods in fight? the use of epic simile starting in medias res invoking the muse the use of epithets

Article one: the new york tribune from december 5, 1859on leaving the jail, john brown had on his face an expression of calmness andserenity characteristic of the patriot who is about to die with a living consciousnessthat he is laying his life down for the good of his fellow as he stepped outof the door a black woman, with her little child in her arms, stood near his way. thetwain were of the despised race for whose emancipation and elevation to the dignityof children of god he was about to lay down his he stopped for a moment in hiscourse, stooped over, and with the tenderness of one whose love is as broad as thebrotherhood of man, kissed [the child) affectionately.article two: the cincinnati enquirer from december 3, 1859we rejoice that old brown has been hung. he was not only a murderer of innocentpersons, but he attempted one of the greatest crimes against society-the stirring upof a servile and civil war. he has paid the penalty for his crimes, and we hope his fatemay be a warning to all who might have felt inclined to imitate his aggressive conduct.now it is your turn. you need to synthesize the two articles mentioned above into one or two paragraphs. you may lookat the synthesized paragraphs above for an example, but your paragraph should be different. remember to follow theprocess hints mentioned earlier in this lesson.iuflad