In literary terms, it's most like a decision. If this is referring to conclusions in science, however, it is closer to a prediction.
Political satire is the rhetorical device used in the excerpt you mentioned.
However. I think yes hope it helps
<span> Since Walden is based on the author's personal experience which he decided to share, this book can be considered as a narrative essay. In his book, Henry David Thoreau represents all his life experiences and realizations that came up to him when he was living in natural surroundings. In a narrative essay, the writer tells a story about a real-life experience, so I bet that Walden belongs to this kind.</span>
What motivated Cyclops is how Odysseus's men tricked him and blinded him. This motivated him to ask his father for help his and put a curse on Odysseus's men.
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