... uses tricolons, which emphasize points for example when the THREE volleys of the suitors all miss. Homer uses long descriptions to build up tension and to hold back the inevitable, I think he does this well in book twenty one when he describes the oak door and Penelope's time in the storeroom. This adds to the excitement as at times, it can build the tension but also it can relieve the tension. Homer also uses comedy to relieve the tension for example in book twenty two the tension is peaking, and rather to try keep that up he has decided to relieve the tension by using the comedy of the suitor's three volleys missing. Homer also uses juxtapositioning to great effect, especially with a contrast of characters an good example of this is when Odysseus recognizes Athene disguised as Mentor and the suitors don't, this shows that Odysseus was in ...

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