Answer: a difficult journey with trials
Explanation:
This excerpt best highlights the epic poetry elements of an epic hero who fights bravely, an invocation to a muse, and a difficult journey with trials.
From the excerpt, he weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea, while he fought only to save his life, to bring his shipmates home. He had a journey filled with trials and invocate a muse.
The irony is both of them sold their most prized possessions to get the other a special christmas present, however both of their presents are designed for the prized possession each one sold.
This is critic as both characters realised that the other person would give up their prized possession for them to be happy. This is a key message sent by the author through this book. They are wise as they know that people should be more valued over possessions.
This would be an example of a similie because it shows a comparison between the vacant windows and an eye shape.