Which comment is about the diction of a story?

a. when the author provides little exposition and conflict at the beginning of a story, the reader can easily get bored.
b. the author's building of characters through action allows the reader to guess at their personalities.
c. the author's use of kennings allows her to maintain the rhythm of each line of poetry.
d. when the author develops a character through only direct characterization, the reader will lose the thrill of discovery.

What theme is best revealed by this conflict? a.)with cooperation, crews can defeat the gods. b.)dangerous ocean travel claims many lives. c.)rest is required for all who work hard. d.)people must respect the wrath of the gods. read the excerpt from part 1 of the odyssey. now zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships and driving veils of the squall moved down like night on land and sea. the bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed outstrips in the big wind. we saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore.