Answer:
At first, Odysseus and his men refrain from eating the cattle because they all swore an oath not to eat any cattle. The situation changed when they were on the island because they were starving and trapped there for a month. Don't forget that it was Eurylochus who convinced the men to eat the Cattle of the Sun: "it's better to die at sea from the wrath of the gods, he said than to die of hunger."
I hope that helps! If you need more contextual evidence, it should be in the book.
A simile is first defined as a type of speech that uses one thing or
phrase with comparisons to things of an unrelated kind, often in order
to make a more vivacious description. So of the phrases above, only the
last one (I swear she cast a shadow white as stone) would be considered a
simile, as a shadow white as stone takes two unrelated things and uses
them in an interesting way.
Answer:
Mature writing uses broader vocabulary, while immature writing is very descriptive, and often longer.
Explanation:
Mature writing example:
It was obvious that the boy was struggling emotionally.
Immature writing example:
The boy looked very sad, he was crying, and he didn't talk much.
They both get the same point across, but the 1st one sounds way better than the 2nd.
