Answer:Obysseus can easily change the subject to a different topic.
Explanation: so the they can avoid the question, and will resolve the problem by not offending no one.
Characterization - t<span>he way a writer PRESENTS and DEVELOPS characters.
Example:
He looked thin and very serious. - "The Gift of the Magi" O.Henry
Theme - <span>one message a text conveys about life rather than a moral judgement on how people should act.
•expressed in sentence.
•an observation about life rather than a moral judgement on how people should act.
Theme:
•Heroes can be everyday people who rise to a challenge.
Irony - </span><span>a disconnect between what is expected and what occurs. There are three types of irony.
Example: The reader knows that the villain is the hero's father, but the hero does not.
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A discourse is a speech, a discussion or a way to communicate through conversation a message to a specific audience. Another word that has a similar meaning and that is present in the excerpt is the word <em>sermon.</em> A sermon is also a speech, and it a communicates a religious message. Therefore, the correct answer is that the word from the excerpt that helps define discourse is the word <em>sermon</em>.
To tempt the Confederate supporters to break the mandate.