ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

“I hail from Crete's broad land, I'm proud to say,and I am a rich man's son. And many other sons
he brought up in this palace, born in wedlock,
sprung of his lawful wife. Unlike my mother.
She was a slave, a concubine he'd purchased, yes,
but he treated me on par with all his true-born sons –
Castor, Hylax's son…”

This is an example of which epic convention?

a. lengthy speech
b. digression
c. epic simile
d. divine intervention

I know it is either a or d.... HELP!!!

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Answer 1
Answer: The answer would be A lengthy speech

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