Answer: shift
Explanation:
Based on the information given, the rhetorical technique used is shift. It should be noted that a rhetorical shift occurs when the tone or the style of a speakers or a writer is being altered. A rhetorical shift is a can be signalled when transition words such as however, then, or but are used.
In
the book there is a part where Odysseus makes it back to his homeland
where he meets with the goddess Athene. She herself was disguised as
a young shepherd to approach him and then reveals to him her true
identity. She then disguises Odysseus to take back his home.
Athena
tells Odysseus she will disguise him as a beggar, because she is the
master of disguises and no one likes to look too closely at beggars
anyway.
<span>“Athena
transforms him into an old man as a disguise. Clad in a filthy tunic,
he goes off to find his faithful swineherd, as instructed by the
goddess.”</span>
<span>I
hope it helps, Regards.</span>