'Elevated style' diaporamas de présentation

THE FALL OF TROY.

THE FALL OF TROY. A long narrative poem in elevated style presenting characters of high position in adventures forming an organic whole through their relation to a central heroic figure and through their development of episodes important to the history of a nation or race.

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The Odyssey An Epic Adventure

Essentail Questions: What are the characteristics of an epic hero? How is an epic different from other types of poetry?. The Odyssey An Epic Adventure. Literary Terms .

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Chapter 4 Spoken language, Oral culture

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Epic

Epic. Epic Poetry. An epic is a long and formal narrative poem written in an elevated style that recounts the adventures of a hero of almost mythic proportions and of his supernatural adventures; it offers a portrait of the culture it comes from.

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Characteristics of an Epic

Characteristics of an Epic. A long narrative on a serious subject Written in a grand or elevated style Centered on a larger than life hero Concerns fate of a nation or people Ranges around the world Extensive battle scenes Visits to the underworld. Supernatural intervention.

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