The similes in this poem show how much wonder and awe the
speaker feels.
The main point of this poem is that the
speaker feels awe and wonder when he first looks into this particular work of Homer's.
To support this idea, the poet uses two major similes that show this
feeling.
First, he talks about feeling like an astronomer
who has discovered a new planet. Second, he talks about being the first European to see
the Pacific Ocean (it wasn't Cortez, by the way). Both of these similes call to mind
the sort of awe that one feels at a new discovery. Both of the people referred to in
the similes have in some way had a new world opened up to their eyes. This is the idea
that the poet is trying to convey about his reaction to Homer's
work.
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