... its creations. Motifs of this poem are armor; burial; fire etc. Symbols used in the epic are the Achaean ships; the shield of Achilles. Foreshadowing is prominent in The Iliad, as the poet constantly refers to events that have yet to occur and to fated outcomes. Patroclus's return to battle foreshadows ... already history to the Roman audience. The many dreams and prophecies of various characters reveal a veiled future to mortals and are the epic's strongest form of foreshadowing. Also, when Turnus kills Pallas, Virgil foreshadows Turnus's own death. The Aeneid and Iliad stand at ad...

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