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o brief descriptive phrases characterize a person or thing sometimes set off by commas used to help the listener better remember details
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Examples of Epithets: o Odysseus, master mariner o Grey-eyed Athena o Muse, daughter of Zeus o the ocean, the wine dark sea o Rosy-fingered dawn
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Epic Similes also known as the Homeric Simile –o Makes a comparison between two things an
elaborate version of a regular simile o A detailed comparison in simile form that is
many lines in length o Homer uses an object of comparison that was
familiar to his audience o An epic simile is used each time Agamemnon
enters battle in The Iliad . o Homer’s similes glorify his characters, enrich
his text, and deepen his readers’ understanding.
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o Homer uses these similes for emphasis
o Example: “She brushed it away from his skin as lightly as when a mother Brushes a fly away from her child who is lying in sweet sleep.”
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Example: o “And Odysseus let the bright molten tears run
down his cheeks, weeping the way a wife mourns for her lord on the lost field where he has gone down fighting” - Book 8
o What is being compared?
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1. Create an epithet for your own name. Consider what you like to do, who your parents are, and what you are best known for.
2. Create a Homeric Simile using details/comparisons of something your audience would be familiar with.