Epic Poetry
The Love Triangle, The Hallmark Special, Forbidden Love, The Rainbow Dip, and The Quest are all examples of this Epic Poetry Element.
What is Archetypal Plot
Comparing two things that are unrelated to stress effect.
What is a metaphor.
What is the noun in the following phrase:
An evil warrior.
What is "warrior?"
The way a set of words and phrases are put together is often called this.
What is structure/sentence structure/syntax?
The emotional feeling the author tries to impart through their writing.
What is tone?
Much like chapters in a book, this Epic Poetry Element divides the poem into sections.
Episodic Structure
The building buzzed with activity is an example of what kind of metaphor? What two things are being compared?
What is an implied metaphor?
What are the building and a hive?
A person, place, thing, feeling, or concept is often referred to as this part of speech.
What is a noun?
Beowulf's, fighting, crushing, mashing, sword wielding, loving, and slaying furry lead to his death.
The previous sentence's structure gives the following tone.
What is a hopeless/inevitable/or despondent tone?
The feeling you feel from the tone of the text.
What is mood?
A Dragon threatening to wipe humanity off the face of the earth is an example of this Epic Poetry Element.
What is Extreme Conflict?
Jimmy's speech was a dove's coo in this time of war.
What kind of metaphor is this and what is being compared?
What is a standard metaphor?
What is a speech and a dove.
What is the adjective in the following phrase:
The evil warrior.
What is "evil?"
In Green Eggs and Ham, select the best example to support the idea of the theme "It is important to try new things."
1. I do not like green eggs and ham.
2. Hey, I like green eggs and ham.
3. Sam, if you will let me be, I will try them, you will see.
4. I am Sam, Sam I am.
Words such as "bloody, corpse," and "wretched" give off what kind of mood?
The Epic Hero is without fault. True or False.
False.
The previous phrase is an example of this literary device.
What is apposition?
What is a verb?
Which of the following is a good literary example of the term "grudge" in a noun form?
1. I like the word grudge.
2. Billy held a huge grudge against Bobby.
3. He grudged the work he was assigned
What is number 2?
Words such as "bloody, corpse," and "wretched" give off what kind of tone?
What is ugly, violent, and/or disgusting?
The phrase, "the Italian food distribution engineer valiantly fought off the frothing four-footed kaynine" is an example of this Epic Element.
What is Dramatic Diction?
When a single subject is described using multiple verbs in a row, you get this literary device.
What is diazeugma?
What is the noun, verb, and adjective in the previous sentence?
What is "fear of love, overcame," and " bravely" and evil?"
I love to tell the story.
Although it's a little bit gory.
She liked to eat nori,
With an old man named Cory,
Who killed her on Wednesday night.
How does the structure of the final line affect that poem?
It is a non-sequitur and emphasizes absurdity.
What kind of tone would be given off if a writer was using Epic Diction?
What is legendary, epic, or supercool tone?