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Odyssey (Supa)
Question | Answer |
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Epic | a long epic poem about the adventures of a hero. |
Epic Hero | a larger than life figure who embodies the ideals of a nation or race. |
Epic Simile | a long drawn out comparison of two things using like or as. |
Epithet | brief descriptive phrase that points out traits or characteristics of a person (similar to nickname). |
Chorus | in early Greek tragedy, the chorus commented on the actions of the characters in the drama. |
Muse | goddess of poetry. |
in medias res | in the middle of. |
Irony | irony is a special kind of contrast between appearance and reality-usually one in which reality is the opposite from what it seems. |
Dramatic irony | where the reader or viewer knows something that a character does not know. |
Verbal irony | occur when someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing and means another. |
Situational irony | the contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually exists or happens. |
Archetype | a universally understood symbol, term, statement, or pattern of behavior, a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated. |
Allusion | an allusion is an indirect reference to another literary work or to a famous person, place, or event. |