Question

An epic simile can be defined as ______.

Answer 1

An epic simile can be defined as an extended comparison that uses like or as. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "B". The other choices in the question can be easily negated. I hope that this is the answer that has come to your help.

Answer 2

The answer is: an extended comparison that uses like or as.

An epic simile or Homeric simile is a lengthy (several lines long) comparison between one familiar thing and another less well-known thing or occurrence. It usually makes use of the words “like” or “as” to establish the comparison. The object of the epic simile is to make the reader comprehend the unfamiliar object of the comparison by means of the very simile. They usually appear at moments of turmoil or violence.