Odyssey
This character in the Odyssey was the only survivor of the journey back from Troy to Ithaca.
Who is Odysseus?
This word means to ask someone sincerely to do something.
What is "entreat?"
This type of evidence refers to information that can be proven to be true.
What is a fact?
This word refers to the main message that the author wants the reader to take away from the story.
What is "theme?"
This point of view refers to a story told from the narrator's own perspective, using words like "I" and "my."
What is "first person?"
In this structure of epic poetry, two things are compared over the course of multiple lines of poetry.
What is an "epic simile?"
This sound device refers to the repetition of consonant sounds at the middle or end of words in a line of poetry.
What is "consonance?"
This type of evidence refers to a number used to categorize or compare groups of people.
What is a statistic?
This word refers to the author's choice of words when writing their story.
What is "diction?"
This point of view refers to a story in which the narrator is not telling it from their own point of view, but is recounting the actions of the characters.
What is "third person?"
In this text structure, the story begins in the middle of the action, instead of at the beginning of the story.
What is "in medias res?"
This sound device refers to the repetition of the first sound within a group of words.
What is "alliteration?"
This type of evidence refers to a specific case to show a general concept.
What is an example?
This word refers to how the author structures their sentences, or the order they put the words in.
What is "syntax?"
This narrative device refers to the author giving the reader a hint of something that will happen in the future in the story.
What is "foreshadowing?"
What is "inversion?"
This sound device refers to the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in a series of words.
What is "assonance?"
This type of evidence refers to a logical claim that justifies a belief.
What is a reason?
This term refers to the way in which the author develops a character, showing what that character is like.
What is "characterization?"
This word refers to the group of people who the author is writing the story for.
Who is the audience?
In this structure of epic poetry, the speaker calls on a god or goddess to assist them in telling the story at hand.
What is "invocation of the muse?"
This Latin root word refers to memory, or the mind.
What is "mem?"
This type of evidence refers to comments from people with special knowledge.
What is an expert opinion?
This term refers to the way in which the narrator presents the story.
What is "narrator's perspective?"
This type of writing refers to a sentence in which the subject of the sentence performs the action, instead of having the action performed on the subject.
Example: "Over one-third of Americans made below a 1000 on the SAT."
What is "active voice?"