Expertlatin
- What is a Homeric metaphor?
- What is an example of Homeric simile?
- What is a Homeric or epic simile?
- What are examples of Homeric virtues?
What is a Homeric metaphor?
Homeric simile, also called an epic simile, is a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that are many lines in length. The word "Homeric", is based on the Greek author, Homer, who composed the two famous Greek epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
What is an example of Homeric simile?
A Homeric (or epic) simile is an elaborate comparison, developed over several lines between something strange or unfamiliar to the audience and something more familiar to them. For example, Homer compares the Cyclops eating the men to a “mountain lion devouring its prey, bones and all.”
What is a Homeric or epic simile?
epic simile, also called Homeric simile, an extended simile often running to several lines, used typically in epic poetry to intensify the heroic stature of the subject and to serve as decoration.
What are examples of Homeric virtues?
Those values were physical prowess, courage, fierce protection of one's family, friends, property, and, above all, one's personal honor and reputation. Speed of foot, strength, and most of all, excellence at fighting make a man great, and all these attributes serve to promote personal honor.
