Epic Hero/Poem Notes Quiz

What common theme can be found in an epic?

• The evil of wealth

• The dangers of a perilous journey

• The tragedy of lost love

• The battle between good and evil

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an Old-English and Old-Norse expression that contains a

compound phrase used to create a new name for a noun.

• Kenning

• Allegory

• Theme

• Allusion

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A comparison of two unlike things that uses "like" 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 contains an INVOCATION to the someone/something. This means:

• a prayer or request to the goddesses for help/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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How can we tell if a line is using a rythmic pattern?

• It contains four UNstressed syllables

  
  

• It contains four stressed syllables.

  
  

• It uses an epic simile

• it starts in media res

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

• heightened/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 battles

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