Answer: Simile
The figure of speech used to compare Lepidus to a donkey and a horse; the triumvirate to a bear would be simile since they’re comparing something with another thing of a completely different kind
The 'bright' side of the symbol of the marshy pool which denies the stranger access, bears the meaning of a united family, a well-defended country or a secure village, the still water being the image of a peacefulness which nothing can disturb
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