In Homer’s book‚ The Iliad‚ epic similes are used throughout the book‚ by exploring one of these similes‚ Homer reveals ‚in the simile‚ that men of war can transform into an animal and take on their characteristics. Homer uses the epic simile to reveal how men of war are akin to a predator attacking its prey. In the epic simile‚ as Homer describes Aeantes and Little Ajax as lions‚ he uses the word “seize” as another way to say pounce. That these Achaeans have taken on the form of a predator‚ the
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The Parthenon and Pantheon are two of the most famous buildings in the World. While there are commonalities between the two buildings‚ the intent of each is starkly different. The function of each building serves as the inspiration for which stylistic decisions were made. The remnants of these buildings provide historians a glimpse into a different time. The style of these buildings are emulated throughout the world‚ showing that these buildings were architectural masterpieces. It is important to
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“Ruminations”‚ the poet can smell violence in the air “like the lash of coming rain; and this feeling seems to the poet to be “poised like a cobra”. These are original similes; and these are followed by a series of metaphors based on serpent-behaviour. These are only a few of the examples. Actually Daruwalla’s poetry contains an abundance of similes and metaphors. Daruwalla finds that there is violence in the very air‚ and that this violence is an indication of the mass hatreds drifting across the moon
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The Parthenon and Pantheon were both religious temples. Being built approximately 500 years after the Parthenon (Silverman‚ n.d.; Cartwright‚ 2013b) ‚ the Pantheon takes influence from the Greek structures that preceded it. While features like the Pantheon’s dome shows that the Romans added their own touches to the design and style of the temple. The Parthenon The Parthenon in Athens was built between the years 447 and 432 BCE to replace two previous temples (Silverman‚ n.d.). The Parthenon was
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Wesley Cowman Dusenbery CIV 111 10/3/2013 The Pyramids vs. The Parthenon Ancient civilizations were capable of producing awe inspiring architectural feats. This holds true with the Egyptians and Romans. The Egyptian Pyramids and the Greek Parthenon are architectural marvels today even though they were built over a thousand years ago. These impressive structures were built over many decades with little tools. By looking at the architecture and understanding the purpose of each structure people
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experimented with optical corrections as the Parthenon but he did that by slightly destroying the rosettes and slanting the front edge of the coffers outward. Using a technique that was influenced from Greek architecture such as the optical refinements found in the Parthenon. The Parthenon has its historical and archaeological place in the world as it was one of the greatest and the most important temples in the ancient Greek architecture. What makes the Parthenon unique from different temples of its time
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The Parthenon and the Pantheon The Parthenon and the Pantheon are architectural masterpieces‚ amazing feats of engineering and incredible works of art. When these buildings were completed‚ they set new standards for excellence and innovation. The Parthenon and the Pantheon are monuments to Greek and Roman engineering and excellent examples of the aesthetic superiority of classical architecture that continue to inspire us today. The Parthenon is one of the most influential buildings of it’s time
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language from personifications to metaphors‚ hyperboles and especially similes. In the song “Firework” by Katy Perry‚ which is especially important because it is written to inspire people to be/believe in themselves Perry uses these poetic devices to make sure her audience connects to her lyrics. When Perry states‚ “Do you ever feel‚ feel so paper thin / like a house of cards / one blow from caving in” (4-6)‚ Perry uses a simile to compare two things while using ‘like’ in this case Perry is comparing
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The architectural styles of both the Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome are significant in their own ways. They had their similarities‚ but they also had their differences. Both‚ for example‚ are temples. The Pantheon was a temple to all gods‚ whereas the Parthenon was a temple only to the goddess Athena. The columnwork of the Pantheon is far more intricate than the columnwork of the Parthenon. The Pantheon seemed to honour both its creators and the gods: for example‚ after reparation
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Award winning novelist‚ Mark Zusak‚ in his novella The Book Thief (2005)‚ explains that fear in Nazi Germany was widespread World War II. His explanation is illustrating through allusions‚ highlighting the fact that fear was rampant through similes‚ and displaying fear through oxymorons. The purpose of this novella is to exhibit fear in order to reveal the life of Germans in the 1940’s. Zusak’s somber‚ yet comedic‚ informal novella to young readers shows the angle of German citizens during World
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