Question

Which excerpts contain examples of epic similes? Check all that apply.

A.and they would put one cupful—ruby-colored, honey-smooth—in twenty more of water, but still the sweet scent hovered like a fume over the winebowl.

B.Or are you wandering rogues, who cast your lives like dice, and ravage other folk by sea?'

C. Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion— everything: innards, flesh, and marrow bones.

D. When the young Dawn with finger tips of rose lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire and milked his handsome ewes, all in due order, putting the sucklings to the mothers.

(THERE CAN BE THAN ONE ANSWER!!!!)

Answer 1

B and C because similes are comparisons using like or as

Answer 2

A.and they would put one cupful—ruby-colored, honey-smooth—in twenty more of water, but still the sweet scent hovered like a fume over the winebowl.

AND

C. Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion— everything: innards, flesh, and marrow bones.

An epic simile is a simile that is carried across multiple lines. They often contain a lot of descriptive language. Option A compares how the scent of the wine hovers like a fume. The wine is described in detail with "ruby-colored" and "honey-smooth". Option B is a simile but it lacks the description found in an epic simile. Option C is a simile that describes how the Cyclops eats like a mountain lion. The description contains the words "gaping" and "crunching" and includes what he means by "everything". Option D is not a simile.