English, 12.11.2019 23:31 jakobrobinette

Read the following passage and answer the question.

"and the ship like a four horse team careering down the plain, all breaking as one with the whiplash cracking smartly, leaping with the hoofs high to run the course in no time – "
this is an example of which epic convention?

1.lengthy speech

2.digression

3.epic simile

4.invocation

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Answer from: djs1002

3. epic simile
(because it says like a four horse team...) a simile uses like or as...

Answer from: andyboy336747

3) Epic simile.

Explanation: A simile is a figure of speech that consists in making a comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, this comparison is made using the words "like" and "as." An epic simile is a simile developed over several lines of verse (especially one used in an epic poem). In the given passage we can see an example of an epic simile that compares a ship to a four horse team, as we can see, the comparison continues through several lines.

Answer from: Quest

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Answer from: Quest

i think it could possibly be b

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