KnowraEpic simileLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Epic simile, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 1Related 6Compared with 1Epic poetryRelated: Its expansive comparisons are a signature device of many classical epics.OdysseyRelated: Homeric similes expand brief actions into vivid scenes of work, nature, and feeling.SimileBroader topic: It expands the brief comparison of a simile into a sustained scene.The Rape of the LockRelated: Pope’s elaborate comparisons make fashionable rituals seem as consequential as heroic action.Metaphysical conceitCompared with: It also expands a comparison, but typically pauses the narrative rather than building a compact argument.Torquato TassoRelated: Tasso’s expanded comparisons give battle scenes and emotional episodes heightened scale.Jerusalem DeliveredRelated: The poem’s elevated battle narration draws on the expansive comparisons of classical epic.La AraucanaRelated: Such comparisons enlarge battles and connect local events to classical poetic scale.