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PUNCHI Posted 17 years ago
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Would you rewrite the following statement with your own words?
1. The story of winter is an example of anthropomorphism.
2. The legend f the genesis of winter concerns Persephone.
3. The story illustrates a common problem of human psyche.
4. She asked Zeus, the renowned king of the gods, to help her.
5. She replaced the sunlight and warmth vital to growing plants with darkness and cold.
6. She had led a Spartan existence.
7. Persephone had eaten only a nominal amount.
8. Their plan proved viable.
9. They were awed by these forces.
10. The Greeks invented a story to account for the cold weather of winter.
11. A mother-in-low's resentment of her son-in-law.
12. Human beings are congenitally self-centered.
13. The world was soon on the brink o starvation.
14. The lovely Persephone was vivaciously running through fields of flowers.
15. Demeter frantically tried to get her back.
16. Tantalized by her beauty, he was unable to resist temptation
17. He seized her, dragged her into his chariot.
18. Even Zeus could not control the maverick god.
19. Pandemonium broke loose.
  

Top answer

Greetings, Punchi, the following is my interpretation: 1. The story shows how human behaviour can be attributed to non-living beings - in this case, to winter. 2.

  • Greetings, Punchi, the following is my interpretation: 1.
  • The story shows how human behaviour can be attributed to non-living beings - in this case, to winter.
  • 2.
  • Persephone is interested in the legend of the birth of winter.
  • 3.
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Greetings, Punchi,

the following is my interpretation:

1. The story shows how human behaviour can be attributed to non-living beings - in this case, to winter.

2. Persephone is interested in the legend of the birth of winter.

3. The story shows a problem that often confronts a human's soul.

4. She asked Zeus - the supreme deity, for help.

5. S

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