“For as an essential characteristic of the formula is repeat, an essential of simile is uniqueness.” PoetryLiteratureSimileFormulaPoetics Book:The Iliad of Homer Source: The Iliad of Homer
“Simile, with its relatives, is as essential to Homer as formula. It has been more frequently noticed, but even more seriously misunderstood. Simile in Homer is not decoration; it is dynamic invention, and because of this no successor has been able to swing it in the same grand manner.” PoetrySimileIliadHomer Book:The Iliad of Homer Source: The Iliad of Homer