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What is a Homeric Simile?

What is a Homeric Simile?. Homeric Simile — (also called an Epic Simile) extends a comparison using “like” or “as” with detail that offers a great amount of description and will often cover several lines in the epic.

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What is a Homeric Simile?

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  1. What is a Homeric Simile? • Homeric Simile— (also called an Epic Simile) extends a comparison using “like” or “as” with detail that offers a great amount of description and will often cover several lines in the epic. • Ex: “he clutched at my companions/and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies/to beat their brains out spattering the floor./ Then he dismembered them and made his meal/gaping and crunching like a mountain lion.”

  2. What is an Epithet? • Epithet—an adjectival phrase used to define a characteristic, quality, or attribute of some person or thing. • Ex: “Odysseus, brave raider of cities” (noun) (adj.) (noun- (prep. Phrase) verb + er) • Ex: Mr. Gross, modest molder of young minds. • Ex: Ms. Durham, insane teacher of freshmen.

  3. Exit Slip • During the film, write your own Epithet using your name on the Post-It note provided. • Don’t forget to include all 4 parts and use Your First and Last Name… so I can give you a grade. • As you leave, stick (literally) the Post-It to my door… gently!

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