The figure of speech the King is employing in this excerpt when he refers to dark clouds, deep fog and radiant stars is D. metaphor.
A metaphor is a figure of speech that contains an implied comparison to describe an object or action in a way that is not literally true, but helps to convey an idea and color the language. In the speech, the King is not referring to actual <em>clouds</em>, <em>stars </em>or <em>fogs</em>, but to what those elements represent.
A. Most epic poems begin in the middle of the action,and Homer's Odyssey is no exception;in fact, many of the most memorable scenes are told in flashback.
