Identify the extended simile in this passage. how does it add meaning to the text?

"sudden as hungry wolves the kids purloin
or lambs, which haply some unheeding swain
hath left to roam at large the mountains wild;
they, seeing, snatch them from beside the dams,
and rend incontinent the feeble prey,
so swift the danaï the host assail'd
of ilium; they, into tumultuous flight
together driven, all hope, all courage lost."

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explanation:

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.