“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 !