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Epic Hero Flashcards

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Conventions of the Epic

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Superhuman
Boasting
Mystical

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Heroes:

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Unusual Conception
Plot to be killed
Becomes King

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Typical Characters:

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Outcast
Intellectual
Scapegoat
Wise Man
Warrior
Innocent
Double
Trickster
Fool
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Ideals:

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Loyalty
Valor
Selflessness
Justice
Faithfulness
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Epic

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A long narrative poem that celebrates heroic deeds

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Kenning

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A metaphorical phrase

e.g. sea = whale’s home

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Metonymy

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The naming of a person by some object or attribute of theirs

e.g. King = The Crown

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