The so-called 'type scenes' (), were named by Walter Arend in 1933. He noted that Homer often, when describing frequently recurring activities such as eating, praying, fighting and dressing, used blocks of set phrases in sequence that were then elaborated by the poet. The 'Analyst' school had considered these repetitions as un-Homeric, whereas Arend interpreted them philosophically. Parry and Lord noted that these conventions are found in many other cultures.
the so-called 'type scenes' () were named by walter arend in 1933 he noted that homer often when describing frequently recurring activities such as eating praying fighting and dressing used blocks of set phrases in sequence that were then elaborated by the poet the 'analyst' school had considered these repetitions as un-homeric whereas arend interpreted them philosophically parry and lord noted that these conventions are found in many other cultures