‘The Odyssey’ Cornell Notes Brady/Lee/Wilder
What is an Epic Poem? is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nationnarrative poem
Conflict Types of Conflict External Conflict: Man vs man Man vs society Man vs nature Internal Conflict: Man vs self
Allusion (alludes) a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
Foreshadowing Foreshadowing or guessing ahead is a literary device by which an author hints what is to come. “for their own reckless behavior destroyed them all- Children and fools, they killed and feasted on The cattle of Lord Helios, the Sun, And he who m0oves all day through heaven Took from their eyes the dawn of return”
Flashback A literary device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative.
Hyperbole An extreme exaggeration not to be take literally “She was as big as a house” “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse”