PLEASE HLEP!!! And leave it dull as pale elephant skin

Why does the poet include a simile in line 22? A) to emphasize the delicateness of the butterflies B) to identify another animal that inhabits the area C) to describe how the butterflies become less attractive over time D) to express the idea that the area will be less beautiful without the butterflies

What theme is best revealed by this conflict? a.)with cooperation, crews can defeat the gods. b.)dangerous ocean travel claims many lives. c.)rest is required for all who work hard. d.)people must respect the wrath of the gods. read the excerpt from part 1 of the odyssey. now zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships and driving veils of the squall moved down like night on land and sea. the bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed outstrips in the big wind. we saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore.