Literary works often display the havoc and violence of the real world. There are many themes and main ideas within Fitzgerald's translation of The Odyssey that model these issues of society. The use of a variety of figurative language devices effectively reveals the theme of death and bloodshed in the beginning passage of Book XXII, the slaying of the suitors. In lines 1-62 death ... . Hyperboles are also utilized in this passage of Book XXII to Odysseus' violent and hectic lifestyle. When Odysseus shoots his arrow and pierces Antanoos in the neck, hyperboles serve as devices to detail his dea...

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• Grade Level: High School