by opening the book in a random place the reader is undoubtedly

faced with one, or within a few pages. Homer seems to use

everyday activities, at least for the audience, his fellow

Greeks, in these similes nearly exclusively. When one is

confronted with a situation that is familiar, one is more likely

to put aside contemplating the topic and simply inject those

known feelings. This would definitely be an effective tactic

when used upon the people of Homer's day. From the heroic efforts

in the Iliad itself it is clear that the populace of his time

were highly emotional creatures, and higher brain activity seems

to be in short, and in Odysseus' case, valuable, order.

It is also wise to remember that history is written by the

winners. In the Iliad, there seems to be relatively little

storyline from the Trojan's side. We are regaled with story upon

story of the Greeks, their heroes, and their exploits, while the

Trojan's are conspicuously quiet, sans Hector of course. It could

almost be assumed that throughout time most of the knowledge of

the battle from the Trojan side had been lost.

Considering the ability to affect

knots and clusters..." This simile is tainted with dark words

is menacing in this facet alone, but to imagine that mass of

appearance of gracefulness, while the Greek army is consistently

Going back, Book Three starts with: "the Trojans advanced as

lesser-heard tales of Greek stupidity.

were used and the effect they achieved, and at the same time, and

This simile is packed with phrases that exalt strength, beauty

is ushering, won by Diomedes through killing some Trojans, that

battlefield? This is perhaps an attempt to show the absurdity of

the tower "like cicadas that chirrup delicately from the boughs

Simoeisius through with a spear and "he fell as a poplar

place where he is wont to bathe in the fair-flowing river- he

cranes bring to mind large, pure, graceful characteristics,

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