Examples Of Similes In Book Ten Of The Aeneid

Just as Dr. Parker orates elaborate tales which bring forth fascinating imagery that engage a listener’s senses yet often only contain minuscule connection to the subject matters in his Literary Tradition class, does Virgil present similes throughout Book Ten of the Aeneid. At least that is how both Dr. Parker’s stories and Virgil’s similes appear initially. As for Dr. Parker, I can not attest, but close analyzation of Virgil’s similes suggests much greater meaning and the involvement of more profound connections. Throughout Book Ten, there are eleven prominent similes. These similes can be characterized by their vehicle, tenor, length, and their relationships with other similes. All eleven similes’ vehicles share at least one theme with

The image of a powerful spinning wind also indicates the great grief Aeneas is feeling from the death of Pallas. He has translated his grief into vengeful feelings, and is ,thus, an intimidating enemy on the battlefront. The comparison of Aeneas’ actions to something of nature is also an important item to note. Only the gods, not mortal men such as Aeneas, can create natural phenomenons such as a torrent or black whirlwind. Yet Aeneas is compared to this immortal creation, which, in turn, creates fear in a certain immortal: Juno. In fact, upon seeing Aeneas’ great rage, Juno fears for the death of her beloved Turnus to the point that she requests permission from Jupiter to intervene and protect her favorite warrior. Overall, this simile, although short in length, is able to produce an effect that causes the war to take a turn of

As with the other similes containing animal vehicles, the tenor of this simile is the Rutulian leader of the moment. The fact that three out of three similes using animals compare the animals to Latin leaders seems to imply something. Both lions and boars are courageous and prideful creatures. The courage the Latins shown throughout this war is undeniable, and pride would represent the main motive as to why the Rutulians won’t surrender. After all, it is their homeland and heritage they are trying to preserve. In this simile in particular, the pride of Mezentius is pouring out through anger towards his