I believe it’s called an antecedent.
One of Satan's main problems in the book written by John Milton, "Paradise Lost" is that God can turn evil deeds to his own good ends. This problem motivates Satan by continuously thinking of ways to solve this problem and looking at other possible angles on how to attack the problem.
A simile is a comparison using like or as . & a metaphor is a comparison referring to a person, place, or thing as being something else .
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InThe Canterbury Tales, the HOST requests each pilgrim to tell two stories.
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