To reveal Odysseeus's hurry to go back and free his men this simile compares his return to his ship when the men croud around him happy to the cows returning to thier pen.
Which excerpt is a simile that indicates a thoughtful mood
The lines that use a simile in this excerpt are "Thus while he spoke the blue-eyed maid began With pleasing smiles to view the godlike man" as it compares the maid's actions to a simile.
The posies simile in the excerpt "Facing It" by Yusuf Komunyakaa highlights the delicate beauty and vulnerability of the flowers, reflecting the poet's own feelings of fragility and emotional turmoil as he visits the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
The simile in the excerpt helps to compare two unlike things using "like" or "as," adding a vivid and imaginative quality to the writing. It helps to emphasize a particular aspect or feeling by drawing a parallel between the object described and something more familiar to the reader.
how am i supossed to know? (sorry about the misspelling... not my fault!)
One epic simile in the Fitzgerald Translation of the Odyssey is when Odysseus describes the scene of the Cyclops (Polyphemus). "...I leaned on it turning it as a shipwright turns a drill in planking..." (IX, 416-418) This shows how Odysseus rammed the scorched olive tree in Polyphemus' eye.
The sea of faith / was once , too , at the full , and round earth’s shore / Lay like the fold of a bright girdle furled
The simile in lines 1-8 of Book 23 of the Odyssey compares the restored bed to a master's carved woodwork. The description conveys the beauty and craftsmanship of the bed, highlighting its intricate detailing and significance in the context of Odysseus' homecoming.
This may be wrong... "...as a shipwright turns a drill..." (line293)
Simile (apex)
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.
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.