Question

Which excerpts contain examples of epic similes? Check all that apply. 1. And they would put one cupful—ruby-colored, honey-smooth—in twenty more of water, but still the sweet scent hovered like a fume over the winebowl. 2. Or are you wandering rogues, who cast your lives like dice, and ravage other folk by sea?' 3. Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion— everything: innards, flesh, and marrow bones. 4. When the young Dawn with finger tips of rose lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire and milked his handsome ewes, all in due order, putting the sucklings to the mothers.

Answer 1

1,2,3

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Answer 2

The answer is options: one, two and three.

Epic similes are similes which run for several lines. A simile is a comparison between two things of different kinds in order to make a description more emphatic or vivid. It is similar to a metaphor, but it is indicated by the words as or like.