Assuming first draft mean rough draft??
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Answer: Simile
The figure of speech used to compare Lepidus to a donkey and a horse; the triumvirate to a bear would be simile since they’re comparing something with another thing of a completely different kind
He tells Percy the story about the tree and a girl named Thalia. The story was that Thalia, Annabeth and other half bloods where exploring outside of the half blood camp. But then monsters came out of nowhere and started fighting them. They tried to fight the monsters but they weren’t strong enough. So Thalia protected them and risked her own life to save them. But thalia died and Zeus her father grew a tree in her honor, and the tree provided a barrier for the camp to keep them safe. :-)
Gregor learns that his mother wants to visit him, but his sister and father keep her away, fearing she cannot handle it. Grete tries unsuccessfully to block Gregor from their mother's sight.