The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.
Answer:
simile
Explanation:
because its using a comparison using like or as
Ellon and her colleagues were responsible for developing important drugs.
As stated, Ellon and Hitching developed an array of new drugs that were <em>effective</em>.... (and it helped combat a variety of diseases)
which means they were important
hope this helps