The Odyssey Flashcards
1
Q
What is an epic?
A
long, narrative poem
2
Q
What are the epic conventions?
A
hero of importance, large scale setting, superhuman deeds, and supernatural involvement, ceremonial style (deliberately distanced from ordinary speech), invocation to the muse, En Medias Res (starts in the middle of the plot), catalogues (characters introduced in formal detail),
3
Q
What is an allegory?
A
things stand for moral concepts
4
Q
What is an archetype?
A
repeated images, plot, character types found from other literature
5
Q
What is an epic simile?
A
comparison between epic evens to simple events
6
Q
What is a homeric epithet?
A
consists of compound adjectives, used to modify noun
