How does the author create an image of the horror of odysseus losing 6 me?

Even the insistent cough of the woman next to him wasn't enough to draw his eyes away from the tiny type of the ancient book its pages were brittle and felt like they could crumble at the slightest disturbance he noticed the musty odor if each page as he carefully it over.

Which is not among the style choices a writer would use, if he or she is trying to establish a formal writing style/

Answer 3 and 5 for brainliest. i don’t have a link for #3 sadly.