Thread: Homeric Simile
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Unread 03-15-2003, 11:43 AM
Bruce McBirney Bruce McBirney is offline
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Contrasting with the turbulence of the first part of the poem, the quiet resolution reached by adding a leisurely 15th line of hexameter seems perfect. The extra foot (an echo of line 12) is "at last". How fitting!
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