Examples for this are fleet-footed Achilles, wine-dark sea, etc. Homer often repeats his epithets and it is normally made up of a noun modified by compound adjectives which are usually not used by other writers.
Apart from the similes, many elements hold constant throughout the poem which makes the poem “formulaic”.įrom both the epic poems it can be seen that the hallmarks of the Homeric style are the epithet, which is a combination of a descriptive phrase and a noun. His similes are simple and deal with the natural world in a direct manner, “…Gasping out his life as he writhed along the ground / like an earthworm stretched out in death, blood pooling, / soaking the earth dark red…” (Homers Iliad and Odyssey Page). These similes are featured throughout the poem and it can be said that they are indeed the central themes in almost all the chapters and scenes. In the poem, we can see the mastery of Homer’s epic similes. One of the main reasons behind this constant repetition is attributed to the fact that Homer composed his poem in oral style and these repetitions are crucial to the oral style of composition. His distinctive style of writing is characterized by the repetition of lines, phrases, and even the passages. In the Iliad, we can see homer’s distinctive style of writing. The writing style of The Iliad is clear and poetic in the sense that most of the descriptions of the words are very clear and direct which is written in his own distinctive language. Homer’s creativity in the poem is shown in his unified sensibility, originality and the consistent use of themes, imagery, and symbols throughout the poem. The most significant symbolism used in the poem is the great bow which symbolizes strength, Laertess Shroud which symbolizes female deceptions and the sea which symbolizes life. He accomplishes this by using symbolism throughout the poem. His use of literary device justifies the fact that the author wants the reader to go deeper into the meaning of the poem. Homer relies heavily on the use of symbolism, imagery, and allegory to describe in detail about the journey. Invoking the muses was a convention in classical literature especially an epic, where the poet requests the muses to inspire him in telling his tale. In the poem The Odyssey, Homer starts off the poem by invoking the muses. In both the epic poems written by Homer, the style of writing is elevated, even ceremonial and formulaic. “It has influenced the literature of the entire world and continues to do so to a remarkable extent-both in the high culture and in popular culture” (Johnston para. The magnificent creative writing of homer has influenced so many writers and scholars. Composing an epic work was considered by western literature as the highest achievement a writer could attain. Most of the epic poem after these two poems applied a certain style of writing based on the models, criteria, and standards set by Homer.
The Odyssey and the Iliad are called epic poems, a term which is derived from the Greek words of poetry. The Odyssey also deals with war about the life of Odysseus, King of Ithaca and his long ten years-long journeys home from war. The Iliad is about the incident of the famous tenth war of the Trojan wars, concentrating on the great warrior known as Achilles. Both of the poems consist of 24 books of hexameter verse in an ancient Greek dialect. after which he finds Penelope who has never ceased to wait for him, embroidering the day and undoing her work at night to refuse her suitors.Homer is credited for writing two major epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
An epic journey, strewn with encounters, traps, spells. The Greek hero will travel land and sea for a decade to find his island pursued by the implacable wrath of Poseidon. In ‘The Odyssey’, Homer recounts the perilous return of Odysseus to his kingdom of Ithaca. After a ten-year siege under the walls of the city of Troy, the war turned to the advantage of the Achaeans thanks to the famous Achilles. During this conflict, the Achaeans, from Mainland Greece, set off to lay siege to Troy to recover the beautiful Helena, kidnapped by Paris from her husband, the King of Sparta Menelaus. The first work of Western literature, ‘The Iliad’ is a fresco that traces the long Trojan War. A story in which gods and mortals intermingle, and whose poetic force has crossed the centuries. The creators of ‘The great Greek Myths’ bring to you ‘The Illiad and the Odyssey’, an epic tale on the origins of the world and its inevitable downfall, that mixes animation and 3D iconography.
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