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.
Not a good time to be Penelope's suitor. Odysseus is the lion. The fawns are the suitors. The suitors are about to learn an important lesson: Make sure Odysseus is dead before you hit on his wife, drink his wine, and try to kill his son.
Not a good time to be Penelope's suitor. Odysseus is the lion. The fawns are the suitors. The suitors are about to learn an important lesson: Make sure Odysseus is dead before you hit on his wife, drink his wine, and try to kill his son.