1. It is a long _______________ poem. 2. It is centered on a ______________________. 3. __________________ often help or hinder the hero. 4. It focuses on _____________________________. Characteristics of an epic hero: 1. Hero embodies the characteristics _________________________ 2. Hero has ____________&_______________ for his homeland. 3. Hero has strength, ________________,&_________________. 4. Hero seeks revenge for injustices committed against ___________________&____________________. 5. Hero succeeds in ______________ and adventure. 6. Hero values _______________ and glory. 7. Hero battles demons or _________________. 8. Hero sometimes makes ____________________ and takes unnecessary risks. 9. Hero encounters _____________________. 10.Hero descends into darkness (_________________________). 11.Hero achieves goal. 12.Hero knows the balance between being independent and ___________________________________.
Literary Conventions in Epic Poetry:
1. Invoking the muse The poet asks a muse (goddess) for ______________________ while singing the poem. 2. Epithet ____________________________________. They appear often in The Odyssey because the poem was memorized. Epithets were like little breaks for the poet. Ex: Zeus, lord of the cloud 3. Epic simile (Homeric simile) ________________________________, often running several lines, using the words like, as or than.