SAT写作经典例子之荷马
<p> <span word="Homer">Homer</span> <span word="c">c</span>. 850<span word="BC">BC</span> --</p><p> <span word="Homer">Homer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="literature">literature</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="universally">universally</span> <span word="acclaimed">acclaimed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="antiquity">antiquity</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Iliad">Iliad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Odyssey">Odyssey</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="epic">epic</span> <span word="poems">poems</span> <span word="surviving">surviving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manuscripts">manuscripts</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ascribed">ascribed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Homer">Homer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biography">biography</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="authentic">authentic</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="oral">oral</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="epic">epic</span> <span word="poems">poems</span> <span word="universally">universally</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Homer">Homer</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extant">extant</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unfounded">unfounded</span> <span word="fabrications">fabrications</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iliad">Iliad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Odyssey">Odyssey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="wholly">wholly</span> <span word="concealed">concealed</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="develops">develops</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span> <span word="proceeds">proceeds</span>.</p><p> <span word="Portrait">Portrait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Homer">Homer</span></p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="arguable">arguable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Odyssey">Odyssey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glimpse">glimpse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guise">guise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bard">bard</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="Demodokos">Demodokos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="introduces">introduces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Phaeacian">Phaeacian</span> <span word="king">king</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shipwrecked">shipwrecked</span> <span word="Odysseus">Odysseus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="generously">generously</span> <span word="entertained">entertained</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="Demodokos">Demodokos</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="divine">divine</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="delight">delight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="herald">herald</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="minstrel">minstrel</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Muse">Muse</span> <span word="befriends">befriends</span>--<span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="conferred">conferred</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eyesight">eyesight</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="herald">herald</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="silver">silver</span>-<span word="studded">studded</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feasters">feasters</span>, <span word="propping">propping</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="column">column</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>-<span word="toned">toned</span> <span word="lyre">lyre</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="withal">withal</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="partaken">partaken</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Muse">Muse</span> <span word="stirred">stirred</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bard">bard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deeds">deeds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarrel">quarrel</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Odysseus">Odysseus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pelead">Pelead</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wrangled">wrangled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span> <span word="banquet">banquet</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Demodokos">Demodokos</span> <span word="finishes">finishes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heroic">heroic</span> <span word="tale">tale</span>, <span word="Odysseus">Odysseus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="singers">singers</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span>; <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Muse">Muse</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="Demodokos">Demodokos</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="praise">praise</span> <span word="thee">thee</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mortals">mortals</span>: <span word="either">either</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Muse">Muse</span>, <span word="Gods">Gods</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="thee">thee</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span>; <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thou">thou</span> <span word="singest">singest</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="fitly">fitly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aright">aright</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="destiny">destiny</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deeds">deeds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wrought">wrought</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardships">hardships</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="endured">endured</span>. <span word="Either">Either</span> <span word="thou">thou</span> <span word="thyself">thyself</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p>
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