I suppose bravery, because he stayed even though he knew the Cyclops might attack him.(Could be stupidity or ignorance, I didn't read the story so I don't know.) Curiosity is also there, assuming he's not stupid, he is curious to see what will happen if he tries. And trust in his abilities.(Again, assuming he's not stupid.) I hope I helped!
A compound sentence and a compound verb
B. glittering generalities
because what she was doing was trying to make an emotionally appealing phrase, which she did