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What is the effect of the epic simile in lines 118–131 of the Odyssey, Part 2?


"Now, being a man, I could not help consenting.

So I went down to the sea beach and the ship,

where I found all my other men on board, 120

weeping, in despair along the benches.

Sometimes in farmyards when the cows return

well-fed from pasture to the barn, one sees

the pens give way before the calves in tumult,

breaking through to cluster about their mothers, 125

bumping together, bawling. Just that way

my crew poured round me when they saw me come—

their faces wet with tears as if they saw

their homel

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antonsandiego

According to the lines represented above, I am pretty sure that  the effect of the epic simil is used to show how thoroughly Odysseus's men depended on him. This idea is the most relevant one, I bet every reader can come op with the same thoughts while reading the excerpt.

santillanmicol

"The Odyssey" is Homer's epic poem about the struggle that the Greek hero Odysseus suffered to return home after the Trojan War. Odysseus is the hero of the Odyssey and the king of Ithaca. He is strong, courageous and incredibly intelligent.

The effect of the epic simile in lines 118-131 of the Odysseys, Part 2 is to show how thoroughly Odysseus men depended on him.

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