Why is the simile from lines 213—216 of The Odyssey, Part 1 effective?

...and whisked away his great door slab to let his sheep go through but he, behind, reset the

stone as one would cap a quiver. (from The Odyssey, Part I, lines 213—216)

1.It emphasizes that a stone prevents any escape from Polyphemus's cave.

2.It reveals how enormous and strong Polyphemus is.

3.It tells that Polyphemus is not only a shepherd, but also an archer.

4.It shows that Odysseus's men quivered with fear.

If you were starving, what would you do for food? "condensed milk" tells the story of a political prisoner in a russian gulag (a forced-labor camp) who is faced with a choice: stay in the gulag—working and starving—or escape from the prison and risk dying. what choice would you make? historical context: from 1929 to 1953, joseph stalin was the dictator of the soviet union. his goal was to transform the soviet union from a poor society into a world superpower. he used terror and violence to rule, and under his reign, millions of his own people died in work camps, from starvation due to famine, or by execution. select a detail to support the idea that russian gulags treated prisoners cruelly. prisoners faced choices. prisoners had to work. prisoners tried to escape. prisoners were starving.

With the extra income, the bookers moved to a housing project. "loveman's village was brick," wash said, "and it was warm and well lit. there was a bathtub. it had hot and cold running water. there was a gas heater with a thermostat that came on whenever it got cold." how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story?

In at least 150 words, identify and describe the setting, and the way the author uses imagery to describe it for part 1 of nectar in a sieve.