Identify the literary devices used in the following expressions.
7. oscar thought his mother was pretty cruel
8. i have a ton of homework to do.
9. anna left the train before reaching her stop, she was clearly confused.
10. the beautiful room was ruined by the ugly vase
11. rolling stones gathers no moths.
12. we need some new blood in the organization
13. a rich man is no richer than a poor man
14. the weatherman said there was a 90% chance of participation this afternoon
15. deep down, you're really shallow

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.