Read this sentence: the cars were missiles of doom, speeding down the highway. what figure of speech is used in the sentence?

Why does the author of exploring the titanic give background information about his youth and education? to show his lifelong love for the ocean

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.

What inferences can be made about odysseus based on his choice to stay and see the cyclops?