p.268, line 68-
“Here, on a farmhand’s bedding, they set out their noble young hero
Languid as drooping hyacinth falls, or limp as a violet
Clipped in its flower by a virgin’s thumb, but whose shimmering lustre
Lingers, whose perfect form hasn’t shriveled, as yet, though its earthen
Mother no longer sustains life’s vital strength with her nurture."
Tenor – Pallas
Vehicle – Flowers, perfect beauty; meanwhile, neglect
Event: Pallas, even in
death, is beautiful and pure.
Theme – In Homeric epic, fallen heroes are generally warmly
looked upon at their death for their beauty and their valor.
Simile #2)
p.281, line 455-
“Everywhere blend into one huge roar that soars to the heavens,
Much as when great flocks of birds just happen to settle on highland
Forests, or when, on Padusa’s fish-filled waters, the raucous
Swans trumpet calls all across those ever-talkative marshes.”
Tenor – Aeneas’s camp
Vehicle – Birds/swans
Event: The fury of the entire camp is as loud as other
well-known loud packs of animals in nature.
Theme – Homeric epic generally favors using animalistic
imagery for its similes.
Simile #3)
p.290, line 718 –
“These are the young girl’s words. Like fire with the feet of a sprinter,
She outraces his horse, grabs the reins, turns to face him, attacks him,
Then penalizes her foeman in blood, casually, like a sacred
Predator soaring on wings from a cliff-top, extending his pinions,
Stalking a pretty dove, over her limits, unbridled in veiling
Cloud; and he catches her, grasps her, and guts her with curving
Talons. Her blood sputters; plumes wrenched out flutter down from the heavens.”
Tenor – Aunus
Vehicle – Aerial predator against a dove
Event: This simile describes how quick and agile Aunus was
in striking Camilla, the Volscian warrior queen on a killing spree, and killing
her.
Theme – This simile, like the previous, uses natural imagery
to convey its message.
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