Epic Terms

What is the following sentence an example of? "Being asked to the prom by the coolest kid in school was really a Cinderella story."

Allusion

Epithet

Epic Simile

Epic Theme

Explain Four of the qualities of an Epic here (number answers 1-4)

True or false The antagonist of an epic is called the epic here

True

False

What did Odysseus do to win the Trojan War.

Re-Captured Helen for Sparta

Killed a giant sea monster

Bravely Slayed Paris

Invented the Trojan Horse

What is an Epic simile? (Explain what a simile is and then what makes an epic simile different)

What archetype is the story of the Oddyssey?

The Villain's revenge

The great War

The long Journey

The hero's quest

Which is not an element of an epic plot

Strange Creatures

Divine intervention

Small-scale events

Treacherous weather

Fill in blanks Epics were originally 1.______ and accompanied by a 2._________

Which epic term do the following lines include? Mr. Panning, the greatest math teacher, has a birthday pretty soon. We were going to bring him a chocolate birthday cake. However, Mr. Panning, the greatest math teacher, asked for vanilla instead.

Allusion

Epic theme

Epic simile

Epithet

Choose two Correct elements of an epic setting

Fantastic or exotic lands

Takes place at sea at some point

Takes place in more than one nation

Takes place in the authors homeland

Includes a country at war

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