Odysseus
In the following passage, Circe uses a metaphor to describe her intimacy with Odysseus: "When I had taken him to my bed, it had been a kind of dare, but the feeling that flickered in me now was much older. There he was, his flesh open before me. This is something torn that I can mend." Circe uses this metaphor to describe how she wants to "heal" and "mend" Odysseus.
Penelope
Circe describes Penelope, using a simile, saying that: "I looked at her, as vivid in my doorway as the moon in the autumn sky." This simile emphasizes the presence and strength of Penelope, which surprises Circe.
