Elpenor was one of Odysseus' comrades, and happened to be the youngest. This was labelled as part of the road of trials for that fact he had to mourn about this, thinking this was his fault. He had to overcome this.
This would appear to be personification as it is giving human qualities to the Sun, even referring to the Sun as he.
My thoughts on the economic, political, and racial environment in the mid-1930s American South helped by how to kill a Mockingbird are........
D. He acts like he's going to cry. Even though it might seem correct, but gramatically it's totally wrong. There should be other <span>subordinating conjunction</span> such as "as" indeed. Hope it will help.