Literary Terms Book
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| 1. epic | long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero.
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| 2. epic hero | larger than life person who embodies the ideals of a nation or race (Odysseus)
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| 3. epic simile | long, drawn out comparison using like or as
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| 4. epithet | traits or characteristic that describe a person--short phrases similar to nicknames
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| 5. chorus | comments on the actions of the (summarizes events) character
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| 6. muse | Goddess of poetry who inspires Homer to write the story of Odysseus
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| 7. in medias res | in the middle of - story starts in the middle of the action
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| 8. irony | what you expect to happen does not
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| 9. dramatic irony | reader knows info that other characters in the story do not
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| 10. verbal irony | sarcasm- using exaggeration to prove a point
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| 11. situational irony | situation turns out differently expected or wanted
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| 12. archetype | typical example of something or someone
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| 13. allusion | indirect reference to anther piece of literature
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