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An ordinary simile is a comparison using "like" or "as" that is relatively straightforward and brief, while an epic simile is a more elaborate comparison found in epic poetry that can extend over several lines or even multiple paragraphs. Epic similes typically use more exaggerated imagery and involve more elaborate descriptions than ordinary similes.
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What is an epic simlie?
create a epic simile
What is an example of an epic simile in The Iliad?
Cars
How can you use epic simile in a sentence form?
An epic simile is a simile developed over many lines, mainly an epic poem. A sentece would be like.... "The Odyssey, by Homer, has many lines of epic simile"
What is a homeric similie?
Homeric simile, also called epic simile, is a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that is many lines in length
What is an example of epic simile?
The joker from dark knight
Explain why the simile comparing the olive trunk to a pillar is not an epic simile?
An epic simile typically extends beyond a simple comparison, elaborating on the similarities in a detailed, narrative style that often spans multiple lines. In contrast, the simile comparing the olive trunk to a pillar is more straightforward and concise, lacking the elaborate description or extended comparison characteristic of epic similes. It serves its purpose without delving into an expansive narrative, thus not fitting the epic simile's definition.
What is an epic simile for a space launch?
the launch is as amazing as a firework
What color images appear in the epic simile about Antinous wounds?
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This is an example of which epic convention lengthy speech digression epic simile divine intervention?
This is an example of a lengthy speech.
What is an extended comparison?
An epic simile. There are numerous examples in Homer's The Odyssey. What qualifies a simile is the comparison of two things (ie. "his heart was like a lion's") using the words "like" or "as". To qualify as an epic simile the comparison is extended using inflated language and poetic description.
What is an extended comparison called?
An epic simile. There are numerous examples in Homer's The Odyssey. What qualifies a simile is the comparison of two things (ie. "his heart was like a lion's") using the words "like" or "as". To qualify as an epic simile the comparison is extended using inflated language and poetic description.
Why does john Milton rely so heavily on the use of extended simile in paradise lost?
An extended simile, also known as an epic simile, is a comparison that extends beyond the normal comparison. Milton uses them often to describe grand ideas because he wanted to write an epic poem.
