o brief descriptive phrases characterize a person or thing sometimes set off by commas used to help the listener better remember details

Examples of Epithets: o Odysseus, master mariner o Grey-eyed Athena o Muse, daughter of Zeus o the ocean, the wine dark sea o Rosy-fingered dawn

Epic Similes also known as the Homeric Simile – o Makes a comparison between two things an elaborate version of a regular simile o A detailed comparison in simile form that is many lines in length o Homer uses an object of comparison that was familiar to his audience o An epic simile is used each time Agamemnon enters battle in The Iliad. o Homer’s similes glorify his characters, enrich his text, and deepen his readers’ understanding.

o Homer uses these similes for emphasis o Example: “She brushed it away from his skin as lightly as when a mother Brushes a fly away from her child who is lying in sweet sleep.”

Example: o “And Odysseus let the bright molten tears run down his cheeks, weeping the way a wife mourns for her lord on the lost field where he has gone down fighting” - Book 8 o What is being compared?

1. Create an epithet for your own name. Consider what you like to do, who your parents are, and what you are best known for. 2. Create a Homeric Simile using details/comparisons of something your audience would be familiar with.