Epic. Notes Flashcards
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Media sees
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In the middle of things.
The story starts in the middle, backtracks to the beginning and ends in the present
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Elements
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1 Hero almost divine 2 vast setting 3 supernatural forces 4 stylized overwritten 5 poet knows all
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Invocation
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Asks muse for help
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Epic hero
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Protagonist
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Epithet
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Characterizing word used sometimes in place of an actual name
Gray eyed Athena
The way Finder Odysseus
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Patronymics
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Description of person by fathers name
Son of…
Daughter of….
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Foils
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Characters who bring out contrasting characteristics in each other’s
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Epic simile
Epic metaphor
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Extended literary devices to compare heroic epic events to more easily understand things
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Conflict for heroes external
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Created by gods and nature
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Internal conflict for heroes
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Creates by overcoming fears an d feelings to successful in their journey
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Epic hero traits
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1 Noble birth 2 superhuman strength 3 great warrior 4 vast setting 5 flaw or weakness that leads to their downfall- usually pride and hubris 6 divine intervention
