Davison calls Hass’s “Heroic Simile,” first ... In the poem, Hass draws on moments of heroism from classical and modern epics to find grandeur in the life of an ordinary woodsman: ...

Don't confuse similes with metaphors. 'The snake moved like a ripple on a pond.' 'It was as slippery as an eel.' 'Jess is as graceful as a gazelle.' In her poem George Square, Jackie Kay describes ...

Davison calls Hass’s “Heroic Simile,” first ... In the poem, Hass draws on moments of heroism from classical and modern epics to find grandeur in the life of an ordinary woodsman: ...