Similes In The Odyssey

“….But any man I catch trying to skulk behind his long beaked ship, hanging back from battle, he is finished. No way for him to escape the dogs and birds!” So he commanded and the armies gave a deep resounding roar like the waves crashing against a cliff when a South Wind whips it, bearing down, some craggy headland jutting out to sea, the waves will never leave it in peace, thrashed by gales that hit from every quarter, breakers left and right.”*1
This is just one of the many beautiful similes that Homer uses to capture exactly what he wants us to see, and hear. it paints a picture that we can see clearly. For instance the one above helps us picture a man rallying his men and urging them to fight with everything they have, Laying down the