His keen glance turning to view,—instead of "seeing."
And, on the other hand, the active instead of the passive:—
I shall give a tripod with a golden handle,—instead of
"shall be given."
It can be seen how he changes numbers, putting the plural for the singular as often happens in common speech when one speaks of himself as if of several, as in the following (O. i. 10):—
Of these things, goddess daughter of Zeus, from whatsoever
source thou wilt declare even to us,—
instead of "to me."
We find with him a change of persons of one sort, as (I. v. 877):—
The other gods, who in Olympus dwell,
Are to thee obedient and we are submissive.
For since there are many gods, among whom is the person speaking, both classes are well indicated by saying, "they are obedient" and "we are submissive." In another way leaving the person who is spoken of, he changes from one to another. This is called specifically Apostrophe, and affects us by its emotional character and stimulates the hearer, as in the following stanza (I. xv. 346):—
While loudly Hector to the Trojans called
To assail the ships and leave the bloody spoils
Whom I elsewhere and from the ships aloof
Shall find,—