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How does Homer make Odysseus's return to Ithica and the defeat of the suitors exciting? I think to make a good story you need vivid description, contrasts, violence, some long descriptions, some elements of the supernatural, well-rounded realistic characters and a good use of language. In this essay, I am going to explore these areas of the Odyssey. Homer uses some amazing vivid descriptions through the Odyssey; he uses similes and metaphors to create a better image in our minds. For example of this is when he compare the suitors to fish which have just been caught and are sort of still living, this brings out the horror of the whole situation and we came imagine more easily what it looks like and smells like. Homer also uses epithets to describe people and things for example Odysseus of many Wiles is an epithet that Homer uses a lot to show...

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