What literary device is the term “shield-bosses”

The lines "original! we're all as like each other as those dolls cut out of the same folded paper. we're like patterns stencilled on a wall. can't you and i strike out for ourselves, may? " reflect which of the recurring themes of 20th and 21st century american literature?

The man took strong sharp sudden bites, just like the dog. the figurative language in this excerpt serves to a. give the convict animalistic qualities. b. provide a relatable example of how the convict ate. c. set a scary mood. d. use alliteration to catch the reader's attention.

In the odyssey - teiresias, when teiresias describes the conflicts that odysseus will face, how do these conflicts relate to the story's theme? the conflicts describe the theme. the conflicts contrast with the theme. the conflicts reveal the theme. the conflicts hide the theme.