journal 10/25/2011 what does being a hero mean to you? what makes someone a hero? who do you think...
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Journal 10/25/2011• What does being a hero mean to
you?
• What makes someone a hero?
• Who do you think is the best example of a hero and why?–6-8 sentences!
Epic.Elements of epic literature…
Elements of Epic-ness
•Epic Hero•Epic Plot•Epic Setting•Archetypes•Epic Themes
Epic hero• Possess super human
strength, craftiness, and confidence
• Either helped or harmed by the gods
• They have ideals/ values that the culture admires
• Manages to stay alive in dangerous situations
Epic Plot• Must involve a LONG journey with
complications:– Strange creature– Divine intervention
• (gods helping or hurting)– Large-scale events– Treacherous weather
Epic Setting• They must go to strange, fantastic
or exotic lands
• They must travel to more than one nation.
Archetypes• Archetypes are characters, situations,
and images that are present in many times and cultures:– Sea monster– Wicked temptress– Buried treasure– Suitors’ contest– Epic hero– Loyal servant
Epic themes• Reflects universal themes:
– Courage
– Fate of a nation
– A homecoming
– Beauty
– Loyalty
– Life and death
Can you…• Think of any epic stories or
heroes?
• As we read The Odyssey (an epic poem) look for elements that make it epic!
Vocab 1 The Odyssey
• Beguiling
• Foreboding
• Meditation
• Travail
• Adversary
• Ponderous
• Profusion
• Ardor
• Abominably
• Appalled
• Harried
• Assuage