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Epic Poetry

Epic Poetry . Literary Terms for Story Analysis. Narrative Poetry. poetry that tells a story contains same elements as other narratives ( plot, characters, POV, theme, etc.) May include epics, lyric poetry, songs, and ballads

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Epic Poetry

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  1. Epic Poetry Literary Terms for Story Analysis

  2. Narrative Poetry • poetry that tells a story • contains same elements as other narratives ( plot, characters, POV, theme, etc.) • May include epics, lyric poetry, songs, and ballads • examples: The Odyssey, Casey at Bat, Stan, The Brady Bunch Theme Song

  3. Epic • a long narrative that relates the deeds of a hero • often told as poetry • usually includes a journey • hero learns a valuable lesson • relates the values of society • huge setting • examples: The Odyssey, Star Wars

  4. En Media Res • Latin for “in the middle of things” • when story starts in the middle of events, flashes back, then picks back up in real time • example: • The Odyssey starts when Odysseus is almost home after 20 years away, he tells of his adventures, then goes home and takes care of things there.

  5. Archetype • stereotyped characters, symbols, or stories • a basic pattern followed by certain types of characters or stories • examples: • fairy tales • damsel in distress • knight in shining armor

  6. Epic Hero • the protagonist of an epic • often has superhuman characteristics • usually has some sort of weakness • learns a valuable lesson • examples: Odysseus, Indiana Jones, Achilles

  7. Tragic Flaw • personality trait that leads to the downfall of the hero • examples: • Odysseus – pride and bragging leads to loss of men and failure to get home quickly • Romeo –” wishy washy-ness” leads to rash decisions and ultimately his and Juliet’s deaths

  8. Hubris • excessive pride • overconfident • “big-headed” • usually leads to trouble

  9. Epiphany • a great realization of the lesson to be learned • it’s when the “lightbulb comes on” and you “get it”

  10. Epithet • a way of naming that provides an important description • description can be used in place of actual name • examples: • “gray-eyed Athena” • Poseidon, raging cold and rough • the wiliest fighter of the islands leapt and stood on the broad door sill

  11. Epic Simile • lengthy comparison of two unlike things • describes comparison in great detail • usually found in epic poems • example: “Think of a catch that fishermen haul into a halfmoon bay in a fine meshed net from the whitecaps of the sea: how all are poured out on the sand, in throes for the salt sea, twitching their cold lives away in Helios’ fiery air: so lay the suitors heaped on one another.”

  12. Jargon • language used by people in a particular job • makes a story seem more realistic • examples: computer programmers talk about CPUs, USBs, ethernet cables, monitors, modems, gigabytes, etc.

  13. Fate • The intervention of gods, luck, or some higher power or cosmic force into ones actions • A person’s uncontrollable, predetermined destiny • Example: • Odysseus finds the olive tree in the cyclops’ cave, this symbol of Athena shows that she is trying to help him escape

  14. Repetition • The repeating of certain words or lines for emphasis or effect • Often used to create a sense of rhythm in poetry or music • Example: • In “The Gift of the Magi” the narrator repeats the $1.87 to bring emphasis to the fact that Della is almost broke and desparate.

  15. Heroic Couplet • a pair of rhyming lines • highlights actions of the hero • is usually a signal that something important is about to occur • example: “As far off shore as shouted words could carry I sent a few back to the adversary: “

  16. Rhythm • the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables into a pattern • creates a beat that is easy to remember or sing

  17. Personification • figure of speech • gives a nonhuman object human traits or behaviors • example: The hungry tide licked it’s greedy lips as it nibbled away at the fragile coastline.

  18. Hyperbole • an over-exaggeration used for dramatic effect • example : Her mother must have asked a million times for her to get off the phone.

  19. Alliteration • repetition of familiar sounds, usually consonants or consonant clusters in groups of words • example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. • example: Someone slit the sheet, the sheet is slit, whoever slit the sheet is a good sheet slitter.

  20. Imagery • Language that appeals to the five senses • Creates an image with words • examples: • The clean, floral scent of her perfume lingered in the hall long after she had left. • ...we saw the funnel of the malestrom, heard the rock bellowing all around....

  21. Pun • a humorous play on words • words used often have the same or similar sounds but differ in meaning • example: • That joke was so corny, Del Monte wouldn’t can it. • What do the Sweet 16 and flip flops have in common? No Heels!

  22. Simile • comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as” • example: • He ran like the wind. • My dog is as heavy as a horse.

  23. Onomatopoeia • use of a word to imitate a sound • examples: • drip drip • splash • buzz • thud

  24. Rhetorical Question • a question that is not meant to be answered • answers itself OR • is meant to make a point • Example: • Are you crazy?

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