Question

Which excerpts contain examples of epic similes? Select 3 options.

"…its crackling roots blazed and hissed –
as a blacksmith plunges a glowing ax or adze
in an ice-cold bath and the metal screeches steam
and its temper hardens – that's the iron's strength –
so the eye of Cyclops sizzled round that stake."
Or are you wandering rogues, who cast your lives
like dice, and ravage other folk by sea?'
Then he dismembered them and made his meal,
gaping and crunching like a mountain lion—
everything: innards, flesh, and marrow bones.
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.

Answer 1

Answer: " gaping and crunching like a mountain lion "

" When the young Dawn with finger tips of a rose, lit up the world "

" it's cackling roots blazed and hissed "

Explanation:

A simile is simply a figure of speech, so for example, " it's cackling roots blazed and hissed ", while it's refering to a fire, it's comparing it to an angry snake, " hissing ", or when when Cyclops ate the humans ( how could he tsk tsk ) it compared him to a mountian lion, tho we know he wasn't.

Answer 2

The excerpts that contain examples of epic similes are given below.

" gaping and crunching like a mountain lion "

" When the young Dawn with fingertips of a rose, lit up the world "

"its cackling roots blazed and hissed "

How do you use an epic simile?

You can use an epic simile by comparing one thing to another using “like” or “as.” One of these two words is necessary for it to be a simile. It also needs to last for more than one of two lines. This means that related imagery may need to be used.

What do epic similes usually describe?

An epic simile is a long, explicit comparison of two highly complex subjects. Its purpose is to help the reader visualize the original subject while enhancing the formal tone of the epic, or long poem.

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