The story is riddled with figurative language such as imagery and epithets, and others. To describe the scene of Ares seducing Aphrodite the words " chafing with lust" and " grasped her hand with a warm, seductive urging"(6:327) are used. The words ""so he pressed and her heart raced with joy to sleep with War and off they went to bed and down they lay-" (6:330). Ares knows he wants Aphrodite and Homer made it clear. The trap is also "shown" with the use of imagery, "down around them came those cunning chains of the crafty god of fire, showering d

The affair of Ares and Aphrodite shows a situation of the gods which compares to the mortals situation and the passage also shows that much fervor is contained in it since it functions as a entertainment song. This passage is in comparison to the usual lives of the mortals. This is a story that the mortals love to hear because of the emotion consisted in it including a wide range of them. Later Odysseus say's he relishes this very song, every word. This is a story to enjoy since it is a story of betrayal, love, sorrow, and rage. In Odysseus' and Homer's time mortals loved that genre of story and people today still do.

The structure of this passage also attributes toward the story. It is made so that the trap is set the lovers are caught and there is a ransom. Since this passage acts as a song it is important to have good structure. The bard builds suspense and the let the story go so the listeners can enjoy it. In the beginning Hephaestus fakes a trip to his favorite town Lemnos and then the action takes places. Ares strides in and takes what he came for. Unfortunately, he and Aphrodite are caught and Hephaestus cries to Zeus requesting his bride -gifts back in full. Sentences like "But now the glorious crippled Smith was drawing near..."(6:341) build suspense and drama. In the end of the passage Hephaestus gives a speech in outra

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Approximate Word count = 910
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)