Open Composition Notebook Quiz October

What is the main characteristic of an epic poem?

• Emotional tone
• Narrative storytelling
• Rhyming structure

What is a common theme in epic poems?

• Love and romance
• The fate of a nation
• Personal achievements

What is the purpose of the invocation in an epic poem?

• To introduce the main characters
• To seek inspiration from a muse
• To set the tone of the poem

What is the meaning of "in medias res"?

• At the beginning
• in the middle of
• In a dream

What is a characteristic of an epic hero?

• Being from a low-status family
• Possessing superhuman abilities
• Having perfect knowledge of their childhood

How do gods/goddesses typically view humans in epic poems?

• As enemies to be destroyed
• unimportant pieces in their games
• As powerful beings to be feared

a word's denotation is its . . .

• pronunciation
• definition
• emotional feeling it promotes

a word's connotation is its . . .

• pronunciation
• definition
• emotional feeling it promotes

Which editing mark is a caret (to add something)

• =
• /
• ^

Which editing mark means to lower case a letter?

• =
• /
• ^