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The Features of an Epic

Authored by CALLY TROSCLAIR

English

10th Grade

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The Features of an Epic
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1.

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An (a)   is a long, book length poem that tells a story about a hero.

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The ancient poet (a)   wrote both The Iliad and The Odyssey.

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The epic genre has several distinctive (a)   .

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One characteristic of an epic is that it begins " (a)   ."

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A second characteristic of an epic is that it has an (a)   or prayer to the gods for inspiration at the beginning of the poem.

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Another distinctive element of the epic genre is (a)   or Homeric Similes, which are more involved, more ornate than the typical simile, often lasting several lines.

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A fourth distinctive element of the epic genre is (a)   , or phrases that rename characters.

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