Question

I drove my weight on it from above and bored it home

as a shipwright bores his beam with a shipwright's drill
that men below, whipping the strap back and forth, whirl
and the drill keeps twisting faster, never stopping –

What is Odysseus attempting to do in this passage?

Odysseus is attempting to hold onto a tree branch while waiting for his raft to emerge from Charybdis.
Odysseus is attacking Polyphemus by staking him in the eye.
Odysseus is repairing his ship after withstanding a violent ocean storm.
Odysseus is teaching his crew how to fight in case the other Cyclopses attack them.

Answer 1

B (Odysseus is attacking Polyphemus by staking him in the eye.)

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Answer 2

• Odysseus is attacking Polyphemus by staking him in the eye.

Step-by-step explanation:

This section gives the depiction of how Odysseus crushes the Cyclops Polyphemus by putting a stake in his eye utilizing all his strength. The portrayal incorporates, for instance, the manner by which Odysseus "drove his weight on it from above".