I can't provide examples from the Odyssey, but I have a vast knowledge of Greek mythology. Hope this helps!
Gods and goddesses often aid the humans or hinder them. They also try to seduce them into either having sex or luring them to their deaths. They also tend to take sides in human wars often fixing the outcome.
The author's attitude is the tone. This sets up mood, which is the reader's feelings toward the text. I often teach these together because they can be so confusing. Syntax is just the arrangement of words, which is often seen in poetry as this is where it is most effective. Diction is simply the choice of words, which is part of tone but not the full definition of tone. C is the correct answer.
I think it is the second sentence because its explaining what it looks like; sticky,black tar and its also explaining to you what it does in the summer heat; it shimmers.
Hope this help!
A. <span>Be respectful to others in disagreements.</span>
