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Poetry Review: Types & Terms For Mrs. Acton’s 4th Period Class For the silver quiz on Wednesday, February 1st... You should be able to… 1. ...know all definitions…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Introduction to Epic Poetry The Odyssey Written by Homer Translated by Robert Fitzgerald Slide 3 What is an Epic? Epic: and extended narrative poem recounting…

(Everything you wanted to know about epic poetry but were afraid to ask!) The Epic A long, narrative poem told in an exalted style (grand manner) that tells of the exploits…

Slide 1 BACKGROUND NOTES:EPIC POETRY, EPIC HERO, TROJAN WAR, & GREEK MYTHOLOGY The Odyssey by Homer Slide 2 EPIC POETRY An epic is defined as a long narrative poem about…

(Everything you wanted to know about epic poetry but were afraid to ask!) The Epic A long, narrative poem told in an exalted style (grand manner) that tells of the exploits…

The Epic Hero 1. JOURNEY (UNAWARE OF HERITAGE) 2. HELP FROM SUPERNATURUAL 3. USUALLY MALE 4. ACCOMPANIED BY FRIENDS 5. BATTLES BECOME MORE DIFFICULT 6. ONE CRUCIAL BATTLE…

Lyric Poetry Definition Short poems accompanied by the lyre or other musical instrument Epic poetry differences-subject matter Two main forms Choral Monodic Archilocus Life…

1 ACTA CLASSICA LIV (2011) 1-25 ISSN 0065-1141 ARTICLES • ARTIKELS TOWARDS THE IDENTIFICATION OF VERBAL PERIPHRASIS IN ANCIENT GREEK: A PROTOTYPE ANALYSIS Klaas Bentein…

ORAL TRADITION 5.1 - The Singers and their Epic SongsThe Singers and their Epic Songs1 Matija Murko One fi nds mention of the folk poetry of the South Slavs beginning with

Slide 1 INTRODUCTION to EPIC POETRY Slide 2 An epic poem has …  a hero who embodies national, cultural, or religious ideals  a hero upon whose actions depends the…

Beowulf Introducing the Epic Literary Focus: The Epic Hero The Poetry of Beowulf: Caesuras, Alliteration, and Kennings Feature Menu ../Credits.ppt Beowulf ../Credits.ppt…

Epic Poetry English II What is Epic Poetry? • long narrative poem • great and serious subject, • elevated style • centered on a heroic or quasi- divine figure on…

Slide 1The Aeneid: Roman Epic Slide 2 The Aeneid  Author: Virgil  Culture: Roman  Time: 70-19 BC  Genre: epic poetry  Names to Know: Aeneas, Dido, Venus, Juno,…

Epic Poetry “Beowulf” and “Iliad” GRADE LEVEL: 11th Grade NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THE CLASS: Each class period consists of 21 to 24 students. SUMMARY: This unit will…

Beowulf and old English September 23rd, 2014 Beowulf and old English Epic poetry An EPIC POEM is a long narrative poem that celebrates a heroâs accomplishments. Usually…

Slide 1 Ancients and Archetypes Slide 2 Epic Poetry!! What is an epic poem? Usually long, made up of several chapters, books, or episodes. Narrative – it tells a story…

Slide 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWSYPDh7O5Q Slide 2 From Ballad to Blank Verse, Elegy, Epic, Free Verse, Haiku, Limerick, and Sonnets, Poetry is... Slide 3 1. The…

1Copyright © 2014 National Math + Science Initiative, Dallas, Texas. All rights reserved. Visit us online at www.nms.org. English NATIONAL MATH + SCIENCE INITIATIVE Poetry:…

Old English Literature from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons Bible Translation Legal…

Presentazione standard di PowerPoint BEOWULF BEOWULF WHAT KIND OF POEM IS IT? Beowulf is perhaps the finest example of Anglo-Saxon EPIC POETRY EPIC POEM: Long, narrative…