Parallelism In The Iliad
Shay’s use of the Iliad tells us on Homer’s representation of traumatic experience by telling us the story of Achilles who also endured similar ordeals. Thus, Shai demonstrates parallelism between the veterans’ torments and segments from the Iliad, which express Achilles’ similar experiences. This technique imbued the audience with traumatic atmosphere.
The Iliad conveys an intentional approach to literature by providing graphic descriptions that reflect the emotional states of the characters. Hence, Homer portraits an intangible state with corporeal and physical features. For instance, the berserk situation that the soldiers went into is being described in the Iliad as if “Then fierce Ares (God of Bloodlust)/entered the man, his bone and
The Iliad conveys an intentional approach to literature by providing graphic descriptions that reflect the emotional states of the characters. Hence, Homer portraits an intangible state with corporeal and physical features. For instance, the berserk situation that the soldiers went into is being described in the Iliad as if “Then fierce Ares (God of Bloodlust)/entered the man, his bone and