Read the passage below and answer the question. the strife between odysseus and achilles, peleus' once at the gods' lavish feast the captains clashed in a savage war of words, while agamemnon, lord of armies, rejoiced at heart that achea's bravest men were battling so. for this was the victory sign that apollo prophesied at his shrine in pytho when agamemnon strode across the rock threshold, asking the oracle for advice – the start of the tidal waves of ruin tumbling down on troy's and achea's forces, both at once to the will of zeus who rules the world. this is an example of which epic convention? a. lengthy speech digression b. epic c. simile d. invocation

Ineed . identify the item that shows sharp and vivid details rather than vague and general ones (put a or b for your answer.) a. my brother doesn’t know the value of money. he buys new things, even though his old ones are still perfectly good. he recently took his girlfriend on a trip. they stayed at a nice hotel and ate all their meals out. while they were there, he proposed marriage to her and gave her an engagement ring. b. my brother bought a new car this year, even though his last car was only three years old and running well. he recently took his girlfriend to hawaii for a week. they stayed at a hilton hotel right on the beach and ate dinner by candlelight in elegant gourmet restaurants. on their last night there, he surprised her with a two-carat diamond ring.