epic simile

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | 248 words | Copyright

epic simile, an extended simile which compares one composite action with another, often with a digressive effect; it originates in Homer, and was imitated by Virgil, Dante, and, in English, notably by Milton. It is frequently parodied by Fielding.

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