In book 21 Penelope announces that she will marry the suiter who can string the bow, and then successfully shoot a line of twelve axes. Telemachus, Eurymachus, and many more try to string the bow and fail. Odysseus then asks to try, and this is where the epic simile is. The simile compared Odysseus’s stringing to a musician with an instrument. Thus reveling that Odysseus was in fact was very graceful, and skillful.
The Odyssey is a composition of what used to be oral stories. In order to emphasize the dynamics of each scene, specific language was used in order to convey those feelings. As a whole, without these additions in the story some parts that are considered theatrical, fear inducing, and emotional would not have the same effect. In all, Homer uses figurative language throughout the Odyssey to bring attention to the important changes in tone that reflect the different situations the characters are in.
The Odyssey by Homer is an epic tale about the Greek hero Odysseus and his adventures back home to Ithaca. With the assumption that he had died, Odysseus’ wife Penelope and son Telemachus face off a group of suitors looking to court Penelope. A major theme found in The Odyssey is the notion of revenge. Additionally, a recurrent literary device—the epic simile—appears throughout the story, wherein comparisons are made in the form of similes, except on a grander scale. Homer utilizes a couple of epic similes in Book XXII to fully substantiate the formidability of Odysseus’ thirst for revenge against the suitors and his traitorous servants through the use of violent imagery.
In the epic poem the Odyssey, Homer blooms and flowers the epic hero, Odysseus, through a long journey and illustrates his characteristics, actions, and choices using diction, similes, and other figurative language. Homer creates Odysseus to have a poker face during part one. Odysseus is in the beginning doesn’t exactly express to many emotions that reveals his true inner being. Odysseus has stayed calm, and determined through his journey. As Odysseus lost his men, he didn’t pay or shed any tears for those he had lost nor, did he feel remorse.
In the scenes “The Cyclops”, similes help the audience to understand Odysseus and how much danger he is in. The example of Odysseus losing his crew proves that he is encouraged so he still continues to search for Ithaca. “There as a whirlpool drank the
Homer’s The Odyssey is one of the oldest works of Western literature, second only to Homer’s Iliad. It’s influence on Western culture ranges from the characters and story, to his innovative writing style, characterized by his use of literary devices. Though Homer uses many literary devices in his telling of The Odyssey, epic similes are one of the most vital part of the storytelling. They allow the reader to envision the scene in a different way, comparing it to descriptions that can be vividly imagined in the head.
Logos Speech Examples 1. “Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love?... These are the implements of war and subjugation” Henry is saying that Great Britain is not trying to peacefully restore relations with the colonies, but instead trying to regain control over them by force.
Provide significant details about the author (120-1): Homer Style5 conventions (121) - Homer used invocation, this is when someone, most likely the hero, asks for help, in medias res, this is when there is something in the middle of a story without any preamble, epic similes, this is a very detailed simile and it can be multiple lines long, metrical similes, this is the rhythm of the poem, and stock epithets, this is a descriptive phrase. Philosophies (Women)- Homer portrays women as strong characters. (Sparknotes.com→ paraphrased) Criticism- There are some who have said that Homer never even lived.
What defines a champion? Homer tells the tales of a champion who is trying to get home to his family and does so using imagery in the story. Homer uses imagery to affect the umbrella concept of mood and characterization in The Odyssey. He does this when Odysseus fights Iros, Telémakhos finds young men drinking, and when Odysseus dodges a cow’s foot that was thrown at him. Homer uses visual imagery to set the exciting mood when Odysseus is fighting Iros.
The Odyssey Commentary The Odyssey follows Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, on his long journey home after fighting in the Trojan war. As Odysseus is trying to return home he encounters many obstacles that present to be extremely difficult and challenging. However, these challenges help Odysseus grow as a character and teach him many valuable lessons. A particular trial he and his men faced was getting trapped in the Cyclops, Polyphemus' cave.
Throughout term 4 we have been focusing on That Sugar Film by Damon Gameau. Damon Gameau is an Australian actor who directed and took the lead role in the documentary That Sugar Film. Whilst the documentary is biased, this is necessary in order to educate the audience effectively. The key techniques that Damon Gameau utilises in this documentary in order to persuade and position the audience to take his side are his interviews with experts, the shocking images showing the effects on your teeth, and last but not least, the most effective technique is the use of himself as a guinea pig in an experiment.
Homer’s poem The Odyssey is about a warrior who has not been home from the Trojan War in twenty years. He is held from home by Poseidon by several monsters and other challenges. When he returns home, he finds that his house has been overtaken by suitors trying to marry his wife. The Odyssey has many examples of figurative language in the text.
We can depict this through a quote found in chapter 9, “A wind from seaward served him, drove us there. We are survivors, these good men and I.” Being the heartless creature the cyclops is, he still goes on to eat Odysseus’ men, shocking them as they believed they should have gotten better treatment and a gracious greeting from the Cyclops as if they were noble heroes. However, soon Odysseus learns that
The Odyssey, Homer, takes the reader on a man's journey back home after being faced with many struggles for 15 years. Throughout the epic poem, The Odyssey, several examples of epic concepts are shown, such as; epithets, epic similes, and archetypes. Epithets are most commonly seen throughout this epic poem. This is evident because there are many examples of epithets in each book of The Odyssey. For example when the gods and goddesses were discussing Odysseus' fate they used a epithet.
An example of Odysseus getting his men out of a difficult situation is in the story of “Scylla and Charybdis.” In the story of “Scylla and Charybdis,”
