Read the excerpt from the odyssey. at this he gave a mighty sob and rumbled: 'now comes the weird upon me, spoken of old. a wizard, grand and wondrous, lived here—telemus, a son of euryinus; great length of days he had in wizardry among the cyclopes, and these things he foretold for time to come: my great eye lost, and at odysseus' hands. always i had in mind some giant, armed in giant force, would come against me here. but this, but you—small, pitiful and twiggy— you put me down with wine, you blinded me. come back, odysseus, and i'll treat you well, praying the god of earthquake to befriend you— his son i am, for he by his avowal fathered me, and if he will, he may heal me of this black wound—he and no other of all the happy gods or mortal men.’ why does the cyclops invite odysseus back to the island?

the answer is A. He realizes that Odysseus was destined to take his eye.

Explanation:

the answer is b

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.