The Odyssey Part 2: The Return of Odysseus: Penelope’s Test (pp. 821-824) Epic Simile (p. 751) Why is the comparison of Eurymachus’ sharp sword to a razor only a simile and not an epic simile? What does Eurymachus offer Odysseus to try to calm his anger? What cultural values are reflected in Telemachus’ behavior toward his father (lines 1506-1522)? Epic Simile (p. 751) aspects of the slain suitors’ appearance does the epic simile in lines emphasize? Epic Simile (p. 751) Which details in the epic simile in lines 1547-1551 compare Odysseus’ hair to a work of art? Who Odysseus defeat the suitors? Epic Simile (p. 751) Explain why the simile comparing the olive trunk to a pillar is not an epic simile. Which aspects of the scene shown in the picture on page 823 are similar to those Homer describes in Odysseus’ return home?
The Odyssey Part 2: The Return of Odysseus: Penelope’s Test (pp. 821-824) Epic Simile (p. 751) Why is the comparison of Eurymachus’ sharp sword to a razor only a simile and not an epic simile? What does Eurymachus offer Odysseus to try to calm his anger? What cultural values are reflected in Telemachus’ behavior toward his father (lines 1506-1522)? Epic Simile (p. 751) aspects of the slain suitors’ appearance does the epic simile in lines emphasize? Epic Simile (p. 751) Which details in the epic simile in lines 1547-1551 compare Odysseus’ hair to a work of art? Who Odysseus defeat the suitors? Epic Simile (p. 751) Explain why the simile comparing the olive trunk to a pillar is not an epic simile. Which aspects of the scene shown in the picture on page 823 are similar to those Homer describes in Odysseus’ return home?