Sentence examples for Homeric similes from inspiring English sources

Behind the immaculate prose rhythms shimmer allusions and echoes -- Virgil reaching back to encourage the timid Dante; Homeric similes.

There is nothing in "The Tale of the Heike" comparable to those extended Homeric similes that can yank a reader far from the battlefield to scenes of farming or family life.

The famous Homeric similes, for example, evoke the familiar, verifiable, natural world.

In The Artistry of the Homeric Simile, Scott explores the variations and modifications that Homer employs in order to make similes blend expressively with the larger context.

This visual simile may be analogous to lion similes in Homeric epic.

The similes in Homer are treasure troves.

You may smile with satisfaction after reading this paragraph, with its unlikely simile that pleasingly gets at the knotty delights of Homeric Greek.

Metaphors, similes?

Similes are piled on similes.

Homeric iconography, fabulous quality".

He shifted similes.