Examples Of Figurative Language In The Odyssey

The sirens in both texts have different views on the song and how it allures people. They describe what it does to people who come in close proximity of the song.

If I were to pick 5-10 of my favorite lines out of the story The Odyssey then I would choose lines 247-252 from “Death in the Great Hall”. What is happening in these lines are Odysseus shot an arrow at Antinous’ neck. I chose this small section because of the descriptive words the author uses; crimson, mortal red, runnels, jetted. Some literary devices the author uses are imagery, alliteration, and euphemism. An example of imagery in the text would be “jetted crimson runnels” (line 250).

In the Odyssey, specifically in the short story “Sailing from Troy,” Odysseus and his men are blown to the shore of Cicones due to a gust of wind created by Zeus. Once landed on the coast they began killing the men, and enslaving the women of Cicones. After the raid of their goods, Odysseus’ men had disobeyed Odysseus by slaughtering sheep and caused two prisoners to escape. Which consequently led to the prisoners bringing the Cicones’ army to attack Odysseus and his men. This caused many men to be killed.

Themes, in literature, give purpose to a story, and that is why figurative language is the best way to convey them; not only can it help the author get their idea across, but it also allows the reader to interpret the meaning in their own perspective. Homer, when he wants to highlight an idea, he utilizes figurative language to exaggerate and uncover the theme, in this case it’s obedience.

Homeric or epic similes can be found all throughout The Odyssey written by Homer. A simile is the comparison of two unlike objects using like or as. Homer’s similes are considered to be “epic” because of how elaborate they are to help the audience “feel” and picture a scene. One of the most glorified scenes in The Odyssey, full of epic similes, is when Odysseus stabs the eye of Cyclops Polyphemus. As soon as Polyphemus fell asleep from the over-consumption of wine, Odysseus put his plan into motion to escape the Cyclops’ cave. Courage took over Odysseus and Homer writes:

Throughout The Odyssey, the author, Homer, recounts upon tales told to him by elders. The Odyssey explains the journeys Odysseus and his crew go through in order to get back to their homeland, Ithaca, after fighting a ten year battle in Troy. Homer consistently uses forlorn diction to create a desperate tone. In The Odyssey, Odysseus overcomes the call of the sirens.

Context and quote- Henry makes an allusion to Homer’s Odyssey during his speech in the Virginia Convention. “We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts” (81).

In The Odyssey by Homer, figurative language is used to describe the challenges Odysseus faces while trying to achieve his ultimate objective. The use of similes, symbolism, and metaphors in the text are to show and describe the obstacles that Odysseus had to endure during and after his journey to get home and his battle to get it back. First, Homer uses symbolism to explain that Odysseus and his men were near the grasp of death, meaning they were gonna die if they didn’t do anything against Polyphemus, the cyclops. After Odysseus and his men got into the cyclops house and got caught, they had made Polyphemus intoxicated. They tricked him into believing that Odysseus’s name was nobody and after he fell asleep stabbed him with a giant stick

In Book 6 of The Odyssey by Homer, the simile on page 172, lines 142-147, gives a striking comparison between the determination and power of the strides of a mountain lion, stalking its prey, to Odysseus, who walks out of the bushes regally. Odysseus is on the Phaeacians’ island after being at sea for eighteen days, when he had been finally able to find this island. Odysseus falls asleep in a forest, and in the morning, he wakes to the voices of the princess of the Phaeacian land, Nausicaa, and her handmaidens. After being woken, Odysseus stalks out “as a mountain lion exultant in his power strides” (6.143), using tangled olive branches to cover his naked form. This comparison shows how Odysseus walks out with the triumph and confidence of

During the course of history, the world has seen many fine works of literature like Homer’s epic, Odyssey. This book is a standard against which to compare all literary novels. The symbolism permeates the pages drawing the reader into the intriguing plot that includes twists within the central theme. Also, the author intelligently uses imagery and diction painting dramatic images in the reader's mind - building upon major the themes.

In “The Odyssey” an epic poem by Homer, personification is used to give human characteristics to emotions that a character is feeling or going through. The first example of personification is found when Scyla attacks Odysseus’s crew and takes six of his men. Odysseus’s feelings about what happened are described as,” Deathly pity ran through me” (p. 921). This is personification because pity is a feeling, and a feeling can’t literally run, Homer means this as it is unexpected and it is like shock to Odysseus, almost as if a sword was being driven through him. The next example of personification describing feeling is when Odysseus wakes up to his men who have eaten the cattle of the sun.

The Odyssey by Homer is a great text that manipulates the skill of storytelling bringing out the meaning of being human, the spiritual and physical homecoming. It is an archetypal epic expedition essential for understanding ourselves and other modern texts following the same pattern. The text brings out the ancient Greek beliefs and customs that are essential in studying Western Literature through the evaluation of different characters, and the themes manifested are essential in establishing a good foundation for any literature student. The themes therein such as leadership skills, folly, retaliation, mythology, death, ogres, temptation seduction, deceit, and warfare make the text an essential student companion in the quest of comprehending literature.

Within the Odyssey, Homer uses literary devices such as figurative language to express the theme of the Odyssey. Figurative language helps with the development of theme because they are more likely to engage their readers and make their argument more relevant and convincing. Homer uses figurative language in the Odyssey to describe the themes of sacrifices and the love of home.

The Odyssey is a story made up of stories. Because there is very little action that happens in the present, the presence of storytelling within the Odyssey is something that characterizes it and makes it unique. The spreading of stories serve to form legends and myths that can have the effect of shaping a culture. In addition, since stories were such an important aspect of entertainment in Greek culture, stories also shape the audience, either by entertaining them or creating feelings of sympathy in them. The function of storytelling in the Odyssey, is to evoke emotions and leave powerful, lasting impressions on the audience. However, the stories that are told

In the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge uses Figurative language to portray the different moods, tones and scenes that are displayed throughout the story being told. A constant figurative language that is used throughout this poem is the use of repetition and its different forms, such as alliteration and anaphora. Each one of these devices are used to give character to the writing and emphasize a certain point. The use of irony is also being displayed, specifically in part II starting on lines 37, where the mariner explains the amount of water there was, but not one drop to be drank. This also represents a hyperbole because it exemplifies the immense thirst of the mariner and how he can’t have any of the large