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WARM-UP: WRITE THIS ON THE BACK OF THE “FIREWORK” WORKSHEET.
You come to a mysterious door. Describe what you see. You must use two literary devices (allusion, hyperbole, personification, simile, metaphor, imagery, or alliteration) in your description. Underline these and identify in the margins.
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Features of an Ancient Epic Hero
Epic hero is typically a man (women take a subordinate role in ancient traditional epics Of high status and noble His fate affects the destiny of his people Epic Hero almost always defeats enemy with physical strength, skill of a warrior, nobility of character, and quick wits. The hero is rarely modest, boasting is almost a ritual. Embodies the ideals and values of his people Skilled at everything: speaking, leading, sailing, etc.
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EPIC Poetic Lines that have regular meter and formal, elevated, or even lofty language. (inversion/inverted syntax= verb comes before the noun; ex. Now fades the glimmering landscape from sight) Main character who have heroic or superhuman qualities. Gods or godlike beings who intervene in the events. Action on a huge scale, often involving the fates of the entire peoples. Stories begin in medias res (Latin for “in the middle of things”) or at a critical point in the action. Epic plots include: supernatural events, long periods of time, distant journeys, and life-and-death struggles between good and evil.
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