"their hunger was in their eyes, and their need was in their eyes."

could this phrase possible be a metaphor if not do you know what literary device is it?

To think how we can say those words, break them down, know their meaning and how to say them correctly.

Adjective clauses  begin with words such as that, when, where, who, whom, whose, which, and why. an essential (or restrictive)  adjective clauseprovides information that is necessary for identifying the word it modifies. so for example*** wrong= i the man gave me direction. example right ( i the man who gave me the  direction.