Question

tuesday: reread lines 21–27 of the epic.
from odyssey by homer
21 if we ever make it home to ithaca, native ground,
22 erect at once a glorious temple to the sungod,
23 line the walls with hoards of dazzling gifts!
24 but if the sun, inflamed for his longhorn cattle,
25 means to wreck our ship and the other gods pitch in
26 i’d rather die at sea, with one deep gulp of death,
27 than die by inches on this desolate island here!’
which statement best explains the rhetorical appeal in lines 21–23?

• eurylochus uses ethos to establish his credibility and remind his listeners that he is also suffering with them.
• eurylochus uses pathos when he explains that they will build a glorious temple to helios in ithaca.
• eurylochus uses logos by describing in detail the temple they can build and fill with many gifts.
• eurylochus uses ethos to show his respect for helios in his vow to build a temple to the god in ithaca.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• The first option: Lines 21 - 23 focus on a vow to build a temple, not on establishing credibility or shared suffering. So this is incorrect.
• The second option: Pathos appeals to emotion, but the plan to build a temple is a logical or ethical (ethos) appeal, not emotional. So this is incorrect.
• The third option: Logos uses logic or detailed reasoning. Describing the temple (erect a glorious temple, line walls with gifts) is a detailed plan, which is a logos appeal. This fits.
• The fourth option: Ethos is about credibility/character, but the vow to build a temple is more about a logical plan (logos) or showing respect (not the main rhetorical appeal here). So this is incorrect.

Answer:

The correct option is: Eurylochus uses logos by describing in detail the temple they can build and fill with many gifts.