<span>#1) Which epic characteristic is used in this excerpt from the Iliad by Homer?
Answer: Out of all the options available the one that is used in this excerpt from the Iliad by Homer is an epic simile. The reason being that there is an simile used here: Great as thou art, and like a god in fight, Think not to rob me of a soldier's right.
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An allegory indicates a hidden meaning, or in the case of the "Wife of Bath's Tale" the characters personify a concept or theme. "Woe was this knight" exemplifies the characterization of sorrow in the same knight. The power is delegated to women in her tale. The queen, and not the king, "sitting as justise" is responsible for sentencing the knight. Sovereignty is represented by the female characters.
In the case of the "Pardoner's Tale", the characters also personify concepts, Gluttony for example, "on thee well ought us plaine!", the narrator complains as if it were a person. The main characters in this tale need to defeat Death to keep the gold. Allegory is present in both tales in the form of personification.
B. The wave of coward agony that surge through me then came near dislocating every joint in me.
