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

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James Brock · Answer 1 · 2018-06-23T12:24:17+0000

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.

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

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