02-10-09 AGENDA: - Big Questions - Quick review: epithets, epic similes, allusion - Archetypes and the Epic Hero cycle - Assignment: Read Book 9. Choose.
Introduction to The Odyssey What was the Age of Heroes? Who was Homer? What is an Epic Poem? The Iliad and The Odyssey Odysseus in Literature.
Melissa Biggs 2010 Epic Poem Unit Homers The Odyssey.
{ Traits of an Epic and Epic Hero. Epics start in the middle – they often used flashbacks or a prologue Characters have long monologues The hero.
Nhpr.org. The First Epic Songs – hymn of praise or thanksgiving Maintaining a record of the great deeds and history of a culture. Poetic form used.
An epic is “a long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society” 5 Epic Characteristics:
Anglo-Saxon Literary Terms. Epic A long narrative poem On a serious subject Written in a grand or elevated style Centered on a larger-than-life hero.
Epic / Epic Hero Notes Mr. Raber English 12 Honors.
Epic / Epic Hero Notes. Epic Definition An epic is a long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than- life hero who embodies the values.
The Epic Literary Form NOTES. The Epic Plot 1. The setting is historical but remote in time and place; it is in a period of great achievement, a heroic.
An epic poem by Homer The Odyssey Epic poem composed by the Greek poet Homer between 900-700 B.C. (B.C.E.) Main hero is Odysseus (Latin name Ulysses)
The Epic Photo from Philip W. Wise Homepage. A Definition: An epic is a long poem about a hero containing the following elements: “in medias res,” an.
