The style of the poem is one of sustained elevation, but possesses grand simplicity. The poet recounts the deeds of the hero with a measure of objectivity. We don't start at the beginning. Epic digressions and necessary exposition are the result of beginning in the middle of the action. At some point, the poet will retrace what has gone on before.
Catalogues are frequent.
Huge listings of battles, of warriors, of ships, of family genealogies are strewn throughout the course of the poem. Formal speeches by main characters are quite common. These formal speeches are closely related to the dramatic convention of the soliloquy. Frequent use of the epic simile. With Homer, there is a frequent tendency to speak figuratively of the dawn.