‘the odyssey’ cornell notes brady/lee/wilder. what is an epic poem? is a lengthy narrative poem,...
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‘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 nation
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”