Epic Simile
An epic simile is a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really long simile. This particular passage contains a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really long simile. These elaborate indirect comparisons are considered somewhat pretentious in modern writing.
The pile of dead suitors is compared to dead fish piled in a boat, lying in the sun after a days haul. The simile conjures images of rot and decay, of stink, of death.
The pile of dead suitors is compared to dead fish piled in a boat, lying in the sun after a days haul. The simile conjures images of rot and decay, of stink, of death.