Which lines in this excerpt from book 13 of homer's odyssey use a simile?

thus while he spoke, the blue-eyed maid began
with pleasing smiles to view the godlike man;
then changed her form: and now, divinely bright,
jove's heavenly daughter stood confess'd to sight;
like a fair virgin in her beauty's bloom,
skill'd in the illustrious labours of the loom.

"o still the same ulysses! (she rejoin'd,)
in useful craft successfully refined!
artful in speech, in action, and in mind!
sufficed it not, that, thy long labours pass'd,
secure thou seest thy native shore at last?
but this to me? who, like thyself, excel
in arts of counsel and dissembling well;
to me? whose wit exceeds the powers divine,
no less than mortals are surpass'd by thine.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.

What are two themes in ted chiang’s “exhalation”?

Select the correct meaning of the word below you may use a dictionary yachet a) yawn b) large boat