Epics and Epic Heroes

small descriptive phrase used to characterize a person or thing

• Epithet

• Allegory

• Epic Theme

• Allusion

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A comparison of two unlike things that uses "just so" or "as" and is developed over several lines of verse.

• epithet

• epic hero

• epic simile

• in media res

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is a long narrative poem about an epic hero and the hero's journey.

• epic theme

• epic poem

• lyric poem

• play

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An epic begins "in media res" which means

• at the beginning

• at the end

• in the middle of things

• outside the story

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Epic poetry begins with an invocation to the Muse. This means:

• a prayer or request to the goddesses for inspiration and to do a good job

• a demand to the gods to fix the current situation

• a request for immortality

• telling the gods that you will do a good job without them

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This element of epic poetry means that the language that tells the story is elegant.

• lofty style

• objective tone

• strict meter

• in media res

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The ________, or main character of an epic, embodies or displays characteristics that his/her culture values.

• epic hero

• epithet

• in media res

• epic simile

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Which of the following is true about literary epics in all situations?

• It is a long narrative poem.

• The main character (protagonist) is immortal.

• The characters are of common birth.

• They have to have grandiose battles.

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An epic is....

• something awesome.

• a long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a hero

• a formula, template, model, or pattern.

• a journey

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What is a folk epic?

• written compositions that are unchanged over time.

• the Aeneid and Paradise Lost

• oral composition passed on from storyteller to storyteller.

• A folktale

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