Which of these excerpts from homer’s iliad contains an epic simile?
as wasps, provoked by children in their play,
pour from their mansions by the broad highway,
in swarms the guiltless engage,
whet all their stings, and call forth all their rage: traveller
. .

great jove consents to half the chief’s request,
but heaven’s eternal doom denies the rest;
to free the fleet was granted to his prayer;
his safe return, the winds dispersed in air
. .

joyful they heard, and kindling as he spoke,
flew to the fleet, involved in fire and smoke.
from shore to shore the doubling shouts resound,
the hollow ships return a deeper sound.
. .

in equal arms two sons of nestor stand,
and two bold brothers of the lycian band:
by great antilochus, atymnius dies,
pierced in the flank, lamented youth! he lies,

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes