odysseus lit terms

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epithet

a word or phrase that accompanies a name to help characterize

simile

comparison using like or as

epic simile

extended simile, uses like, as, so, or just so

metaphor

comparison without like or as

personification

using human traits to describe something inhuman

alliteration

repetition of sound in a sequence of words

ethos

appeal to authority and credibility

pathos

appeal to emotions

logos

appeal to logic

flashback

actions that interrupts to show an event that happened earlier

foreshadowing

when a reader is given a hint at what will happen in the future

allusion

a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical