It happened that soon after their arrival perseus heard that the king of larissa, in the north, was holding a great athletic contest, and he journeyed there to take part. in the discus-throwing when his turn came and he hurled the heavy missile, it swerved and fell among the spectators. acrisius was there on a visit to the king, and the discus struck him. the blow was fatal and he died at once. what can be learned about greek life from this excerpt? check all that apply. kings ruled over local areas. kings sponsored sporting events. the athletic games were meant to train soldiers. people came to watch the athletic games. outsiders could take part in the athletic contests. discus throwing was a common sporting event. discus throwing was the most violent of the games

"the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow between the dark and the daylight, when the night is beginning to lower, comes a pause in the day's occupations, that is known as the children's hour. i hear in the chamber above me the patter of little feet, the sound of a door that is opened, and voices soft and sweet. from my study i see in the lamplight, descending the broad hall stair, grave alice, and laughing allegra, and edith with golden hair. a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! they climb up into my turret o'er the arms and back of my chair; if i try to escape, they surround me; they seem to be everywhere. they almost devour me with kisses, their arms about me entwine, till i think of the bishop of bingen in his mouse-tower on the rhine! do you think, o blue-eyed banditti, because you have scaled the wall, such an old mustache as i am is not a match for you all! i have you fast in my fortress, and will not let you depart, but put you down into the dungeon in the round-tower of my heart. and there will i keep you forever, yes, forever and a day, till the walls shall crumble to ruin, and moulder in dust away! which literary device does longfellow use most frequently in the poem? a. simile b. metaphor c. repetition d. personification