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... simile ; the clang of Apollo's arms in the Aeneas- Apollo simile ; the ferocity and attempt to uproot , of the winds , in the Aeneas - oak simile . Yet he obviously went from Apollonius back to Homer ; the mere fact that all his Aeneas ...
... simile ; the clang of Apollo's arms in the Aeneas- Apollo simile ; the ferocity and attempt to uproot , of the winds , in the Aeneas - oak simile . Yet he obviously went from Apollonius back to Homer ; the mere fact that all his Aeneas ...
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... similes to fit the emotional progression of his narrative : calm joy ( simile 1 ) , followed in turn by hidden and tragic pain ( simile 2 ) , frenzied and baleful power ( simile 3 ) , and immovable determination ( simile 4 ) . The wounded ...
... similes to fit the emotional progression of his narrative : calm joy ( simile 1 ) , followed in turn by hidden and tragic pain ( simile 2 ) , frenzied and baleful power ( simile 3 ) , and immovable determination ( simile 4 ) . The wounded ...
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... simile . In the Hylas , Theocritus ' similes and simile - like descriptions reveal a modernity and homeliness which thoroughly fits the familiar - sentimental theme : in the Dioscuri his avoidance of simile in the pugilistic passages is ...
... simile . In the Hylas , Theocritus ' similes and simile - like descriptions reveal a modernity and homeliness which thoroughly fits the familiar - sentimental theme : in the Dioscuri his avoidance of simile in the pugilistic passages is ...
Contents
The Mystery of the Aeneid I | 1 |
From Homer to Virgil The Obsolescence of Epic | 5 |
The Subjective Style | 41 |
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