Epic Poetry

Definition of an Epic. Characteristics of an Epic. Types of Epics. The Qualities of an Epic Hero (ISSAC). Types of Imagery (TAGOV). Elements of Narration.

A or an _______ is an extensive narrative _____ that focuses on a ____ who is larger than ____. The hero represents the _____ of the society that he is fighting for. An ____ will
Deal with ____ versus ____ and
Be written in a ________, ________ style.

epic poem; poem; hero; life; values; epic; good; evil; grandiose; ceremonial

1. The hero displays outstanding _______ qualities as he is a representative of his society.
2. The _____ includes more than the realm of humanity; it includes the ________.
3. The hero engages in _____, performs great _____ or takes a life-changing ______.
4. From time to time, ____ or other _______ beings will take place in the action.
5. The epic is told in _______ or _______ language.

leadership; setting; supernatural; battles; deeds; journey; gods; supernatural; animated; heightened

The ______ epic is a composition that has been passed down from generation to generation, and it has not changed all that much. (Ex: "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained")

literary

The ____ epic has been passed down orally, and because of this, the poem changes. (Ex: "Gilgamesh" and "Beowulf")

folk

I = _____
S = _____
A = _____
A = _____
C = _____

Intelligence; Strength; Attractiveness; Authority; Courage

T = _____
A = _____
G = _____
O = _____
V = _____

Tactile; Auditory; Gustatory; Olfactory; Visual

"The captain of evil found himself / in a handgrip harder than anything / he had every encountered in any man on the face of the earth."

Tactile

"Everyone felt who heard that cry as it echoed of the wall, a God-cursed scream and strain of catastrophe, / the howl of the loser..."

Auditory

"My flesh was not for feasting on, / there would be no monsters gnawling and gloating / over their banquet at the bottom of the sea."

Gustatory

"The fire-dragon was scaresomely burned, scorched..."

Olfactory

"The sword dripped with blood, the swordsman was elated."

Visual

The individuals in a story who are affected by a problem.

Characters

It consists of place, time, weather, and atmosphere.

Setting

It reflects the point of view of the main character who is either a participant or nonparticipant in a story.

Perspective

It can be internal or external, and it generates the plot of the story.

Conflict

It is a series of events initiated by a conflict.

Plot

It is the most intense moment or event in the plot of a story.

Climax

It reveals how the main character or characters have resolved the conflict.

Denouement

It is the central message or meaning that the narrator wants to convey about a story.

Theme

It is the repetition of internal or ending constant sounds of words close together in poetry

Consonance

It is the repetition of vowel sounds

Assonance

It is a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art

Allusion

It is a comparison that uses "like" or "as"

Simile

It is attributing Human qualities to inanimate objects and may also include giving non-human beings human traits

Personification

It is an exaggeration used to highlight a certain point

Hyperbole

It is the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

Alliteration

It is a collection of ideas in a poem that engages the senses

Imagery