Odyssey Review Spring 2016

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Short, repeated expressions describing a character

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Epithet

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Comparison of the extraordinary to the ordinary

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Epic simile

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Latin term for "in the middle"

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In medias res

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Characteristics of an Epic Hero

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Larger-than-life, brave, intelligent, valiant, faithful, on a quest, aided by gods

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In medias res in The Odyssey

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Text version starts after Odysseus leaves Calypso's island.

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Example of epic simile

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"Your name has gone out under heaven like the sweet honor of some god-fearing king..."

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Allusion

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Reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or passage.

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Tone

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Writer's attitude toward subject

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Theme

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Central message or insight into life revealed through literary work.

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Mood in literature

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Feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.