Read the following line from the Iliadby Homer. …On rushed bold Hector, gloomy as the night; What literary device is used to des

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Shkiper50 [21]

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Read the following line from the Iliadby Homer. …On rushed bold Hector, gloomy as the night; What literary device is used to des

cribe Hector’s mood

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motikmotik · Answer 1 · 2021-11-29T13:46:10+03:00

motikmotik3 years ago

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This is an example of a simile, a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as." "Gloomy as the night" is the simile here, since his sadness is being compared to nighttime.

Aneli [31] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-29T15:57:17+03:00

Aneli [31]3 years ago

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Simile. "gloomy as the night" is comparing two things.