Question

In Book 9 of The Odyssey, what convention of the epic is Homer using in the following passage?

Answer 1

B. Epic simile  is the convention of the epic is Homer using in the above passage.

Epic simile is also identified as Homeric simile. It is called Homeric simile because of the Greek author Homer who uses such simile in his works, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Epic simile is a detailed comparison between two things that extends to many lines in length.