There are five types of literary conflict. These are:
1) Man vs Man or Character vs Character
2) Man vs Nature
3) Man vs Society
4) Man vs Self
5) Man vs Technology
In the story, the conflict between Odysseus and the cyclops is MAN VS MAN.
Man vs Man conflict has the following criteria:
<span>1) Characters are pitted against one another.
2) The antagonist (or other character) tries to keep the protagonist from reaching his goal.
<span>3) The protagonist must overcome the efforts of the antagonist to reach his goal.</span></span>
By giving the reader a wider and broader sense of recognition of such object, person, emotion, you name it.
for example: the dog walked past me towards its owner.
or
The beautiful brown labrador flounced past me towards its loving owner.
It gives you more detailed information making the reading material more interesting, keeping the reader's attention.
It contributes to the mood depending on what you say and how you say it.
for example: The solemn gray skies.
The gorgeous sparkling lights.
A. Frantic
Frantic:
wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.