Question

Which literary device is used in this excerpt from Book 24 of Homer's Odyssey to describe Ulysses’s happiness?

He sate, and eyed the sun, and wish'd the night;
Slow seem'd the sun to move, the hours to roll,
His native home deep-imaged in his soul.
As the tired ploughman, spent with stubborn toil,
Whose oxen long have torn the furrow'd soil,
Sees with delight the sun's declining ray,
When home with feeble knees he bends his way
To late repast (the day's hard labour done);
So to Ulysses welcome set the sun;

simile

epic simile

metaphor

epithet

Answer 1

The answer to the Question is C: A Metaphor. Although Homer was known for his simile's and was credited with the creation of an epic simile, There is nothing in the passage that compared with his happiness. 

The passage shows as a metaphor for the sun being his happiness as it says his welcoming set the sun. 

Answer 2

Answer:

The literary device that is used in this excerpt from Book 24 of Homer's Odyssey to describe Ulysses’s happiness is a metaphor

Explanation:

A metaphor is a literary device where you make a comparison of two things that are not actually related, here the sun is a comparison of happiness for Ulysses and it is mention several times in the excerpt to highlight that it is an important thing in the story, the sun has been given positive qualities by many writers due to its brightness and shine.