Madeline Sigler - Imagery of Poseidon lyrics

This section of the pa**age focuses on the imagery of Poseidon conjuring up the sea in order to send Odysseus off his course. The term imagery means to create a mental picture for the audience and readers. Imagery was especially important for epic poems told in acient Greece. Without written stories, imagery helped both the audience and the narrator remember the story and also make it more exciting in the process. In this specific pa**age, Poseidon is shown in all his powerful glory as he "gathered together great clouds" and "rolled out a gigantic wave" (Powell, 293). The imagery contained in this section of the pa**age creates the mental picture of Poseidon as a powerful being, making his wrath on Odysseus that much more threatening. Powell, Barry B. "Book 5. Odysseus and Kalypso." Homer's Iliad and Odyssey: The Essential Books. New York: Oxford UP, 2015. Print. Wheeler. "Literary Terms and Definitions." Literary Terms and Definitions. 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 18 Feb. 2015. .