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14 Cards in this Set
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Occurs over and over through time |
Archetype |
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3 archetypes in Odyssey |
Suitors contest, sea monsters, evil temptress |
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6 epic conventions |
Praying to muses Beginning in medias res Flashback Epic Simile Epithet Allusion |
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8 characteristics of epic hero |
Admirable Human feelings/emotions Achieves type of immortality Human who possesses superhero strength & craftiness Overcome Obstacles Aspiration Helped & harmed by my gods Archetypal character |
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5 epic themes |
Loyalty Courage Life/Death Beauty Good/Evil |
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2-3 word phrase used repeatedly to describe a character of noun |
Epithet |
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In middle of things |
Medias Res |
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Prayer |
Invocation |
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Group of nouns that replace an actual noun |
Kenning |
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Explains why everything happens |
Flashback |
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Reference to a famous person, event, or piece of literature |
Allusion |
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Extended comparison |
Epic |
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a lengthy simile developed over a number of lines of verse in narrative poetry |
Epic simile |
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Characteristics of Epic poem |
Gods/Supernatural beings play role Hero fight against great odds Violence/gore described in detail Setting is global Elevated Diction Use of Epithets, Kennings, epic similes
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