Question

in the lliad, the poet homer uses the phrase "the wine-dark sea" this is an example of an author using ? A. personification B. hyperbole C. a symbol D. a metaphor

Answer 1

D. A metaphor. Because he described the sea “wine-dark”...

Answer 2

D.a metaphor. For a clear elaboration, when Homer used the phrase, "the wine-dark sea" a metaphor is comparing/describing 2 things without using the words 'like' or 'as'. So in this case, Homer is comparing the sea to the color of a dark hue color, which is wine-red.