Epic & Epic Hero
Tone, Diction & Theme
Prefixes & Suffixes
Connotation & Denotation
Coordinating Conjunctions
100

An epic hero is often described as "_______ than _____."

Larger than life.

100

Tone is the attitude of this person towards the subject of text.

The author.

100

An Anglo-Saxon suffix meaning "causing," "tending to," or "to a considerable degree"

-some

100

The dictionary definition of a word; defining a word with no feelings attached to its meaning.

Denotation

100

Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases or clauses that have ________ ___________ in a sentence.

Equal importance

200

Epic poetry is told in a serious manner with this kind of language.

Elevated language.

200

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

200

A latin prefix meaning "to" or "toward"

ad-

200

This term refers to the implied meaning or emotional association that a word carries, beyond its literal definition. Its "feeling."

Connotation

200

Name the seven coordinating conjunctions.

For, An, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

300

Ancient epics reflect this aspect of a culture.

Their values.

300

This should be analyzed in order to better understand the tone and theme of the text.

Diction

300

After breaking down its roots, this word literally means "tending to be lonely"

Lonesome
300

If two words have the same denotation, they are considered this.

Synonyms

300

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

400

A universal symbol, character, or situation that is often used in storytelling and myths across many cultures.

Archetypal Pattern

400

Even a short text can have multiple of these.

Themes

400

This word beginning with the prefix ad- means to speak to someone

Address

400

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

400

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

500

Despite their extraordinary characteristics, an epic hero still cannot overcome this aspect of the natural order of the world.

Mortality.

500

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

500

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."

500
The owner of a historical Bed-and-Breakfast in an older part of town would probably advertise their lodging as "quaint" instead of this word, since it has a better connotation.

Old-fashioned

500

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