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18 February, 23:46

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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  1. 19 February, 01:08
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    Simile. "gloomy as the night" is comparing two things.
  2. 19 February, 03:13
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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.
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