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