Read the following passage and answer the question.

" with that promise,
off and away athena the bright-eyed goddess
flew like a bird in soaring flight"

this is an example of which epic convention?
a) lengthy speech
a) digression
a) epic simile
a) divine intervention

A) epic simile

Explanation:

An epic simile is a figurative language that compares one element to another (thing, animal or person) while employing the words "as" or "like" and that is developed over several lines of verse. Its aim is to make the writing more colorful and interesting and serve as decoration.

The passage is an example of epic simile because it describes Athena through several verse lines by comparing it to "a bird in soaring flight", and employing a simile because it uses the word "like" to compare.