Epic & Epic Hero
An epic hero is often described as "_______ than _____."
Larger than life.
Tone is the attitude of this person towards the subject of text.
The author.
An Anglo-Saxon suffix meaning "causing," "tending to," or "to a considerable degree"
-some
The dictionary definition of a word; defining a word with no feelings attached to its meaning.
Denotation
Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases or clauses that have ________ ___________ in a sentence.
Equal importance
Epic poetry is told in a serious manner with this kind of language.
Elevated language.
It cannot be summed up in a word; it requires the use of a complete sentence, since it is a claim about life or humanity that an author is making through their work.
Theme
A latin prefix meaning "to" or "toward"
ad-
This term refers to the implied meaning or emotional association that a word carries, beyond its literal definition. Its "feeling."
Connotation
Name the seven coordinating conjunctions.
For, An, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Ancient epics reflect this aspect of a culture.
Their values.
This should be analyzed in order to better understand the tone and theme of the text.
Diction
After breaking down its roots, this word literally means "tending to be lonely"
If two words have the same denotation, they are considered this.
Synonyms
This conjunction connects a cause and an outcome. Example: The spider could not move fast (outcome) _____ it had seven legs instead of eight (cause).
for
A universal symbol, character, or situation that is often used in storytelling and myths across many cultures.
Archetypal Pattern
Even a short text can have multiple of these.
Themes
This word beginning with the prefix ad- means to speak to someone
Address
By calling her cat "healthy" instead of "overweight," Mrs. Summers is ignoring the contrasting ___________ of the words in favor of using a word with a more kind ___________.
Denotation; connotation
The conjunction used in the following sentence indicates what kind of relationship between the two clauses on either side of it?
Sue loves to bake cobbler, but her real specialty is lemon meringue pie.
Contrast
Despite their extraordinary characteristics, an epic hero still cannot overcome this aspect of the natural order of the world.
Mortality.
Identify a word or phrase in the following excerpt from The Charge of the Light Brigade that expresses a tone of admiration.
“While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well,
Came Through the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of hell.”
Hero, fought so well, back from...hell
Restate this sentence using the Anglo-Saxon suffix -some on the italicized word:
"Mowing the lawn on a bright, summer day can be such a burden."
"Mowing the lawn on a bright, summer day can be burdensome."
Old-fashioned
By not using conjunctions in the following lines, what effect does the author of The Charge of the Light Brigade create?
"Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them"
Energy, urgency, surprise