In the odyssey what do the opening lines reveal about the subject of the poem

The first twelve lines of the Odyssey that are the invocation suggest that the poem will focus on Odysseus's struggles to return home and the disobedience of his men.

Explanation:

Homer opens the story with an invocation (also known as a praying) to the muses, this invocation foresees many events to happen in his story. The first lines talk about his struggles in battle as we can see in this excerpt "the wanderer, harried for years on end, after he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy"

the narrator closes the lantern tightly so the old man is

not awakened by the bright light

explanation:

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."