The correct answer is - is not limited to a single distinct image but is more complex.
An epic simile is similar to the regular simile - both of these figures of speech use words such as like or as. However, the difference is that the regular simile is much shorter, whereas an epic simile can refer to a whole stanza within a poem, or to the entire poem itself.
<span>"an enormous ornamental bat", because this is a humorous mental image, and
"as the atmospheric conditions demanded", because this is saying that the atmosphere and weather could make it necessary for someone to look a certain way (that's what is meant by putting on airs) rather than to actually stay dry or warm.</span>
<span>A. prepositional phrase </span>
