The story of the great artists of literature is glorified by history tells their tale. Homer is such one great poet. He is the author of the epic-tale of the Greek-Troy war entitled the Iliad. Homer immortalized it and its epic heroes .In this essay, I will examine the similes, that immortalize Homer as a poet, consider the canonization of his work, and end up offering a short poem as an example of how a literary work can become canonical.
Homer’s similes characterized that they are long, extended, rich, omniscient, and informative. The Iliad is comprised of more than fifteen thousands of lines, divided in books. He describes about everything in his epic; trees, battleground, weather, tales, geography, nature, and science. He uses a tremendous …show more content…
He uses lambs and ox in the field. Yielding different crops like beans and seeds. Even he mentions chasing of the bears.
The most striking thing about Homer’s similes in his epic the Iliad is the use of similes with connection to the peacetime. The war time and peace time mentioned at the same time. He describes peacetime situations to people away from wartime. He mentions two different things, manmade war machines and natural phenomena (lighting, wind, and dust). It can be a bridge between the Trojan world and his familiar Greek …show more content…
The poet asserts the idea that God and people worth praiseworthy for their good deeds. The poem title ‘’The Divine Image’’, this is a unique poem written about innocence, that carries a tremendous amount of emotions about beliefs of Christianity, and the Mighy God, and his graceful and merciful deeds. Comparing them with human deeds which incomplete
The using of persona by the poet, that to ensure the sense of mediatory way of contact, among God and people. Starting with abstract traits ( the virtues of Love, Peace, Pity, and Mercy), the stanzas create from these qualities the object of prayer. In the second segment, the stanza clarifies the idea of the grace of the Creator. The notion remains somewhat untraditional, signifying that people worship thes virtues because they represent God The poem suggests apparently that these qualities Love, Pity, Peace, and love are the trait of God. And they reflect the God
Homer’s similes characterized that they are long, extended, rich, omniscient, and informative. The Iliad is comprised of more than fifteen thousands of lines, divided in books. He describes about everything in his epic; trees, battleground, weather, tales, geography, nature, and science. He uses a tremendous …show more content…
He uses lambs and ox in the field. Yielding different crops like beans and seeds. Even he mentions chasing of the bears.
The most striking thing about Homer’s similes in his epic the Iliad is the use of similes with connection to the peacetime. The war time and peace time mentioned at the same time. He describes peacetime situations to people away from wartime. He mentions two different things, manmade war machines and natural phenomena (lighting, wind, and dust). It can be a bridge between the Trojan world and his familiar Greek …show more content…
The poet asserts the idea that God and people worth praiseworthy for their good deeds. The poem title ‘’The Divine Image’’, this is a unique poem written about innocence, that carries a tremendous amount of emotions about beliefs of Christianity, and the Mighy God, and his graceful and merciful deeds. Comparing them with human deeds which incomplete
The using of persona by the poet, that to ensure the sense of mediatory way of contact, among God and people. Starting with abstract traits ( the virtues of Love, Peace, Pity, and Mercy), the stanzas create from these qualities the object of prayer. In the second segment, the stanza clarifies the idea of the grace of the Creator. The notion remains somewhat untraditional, signifying that people worship thes virtues because they represent God The poem suggests apparently that these qualities Love, Pity, Peace, and love are the trait of God. And they reflect the God