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Epithets

Epithets. An epithet is an adjective or phrase used to describe someone. An Empress:. Catherine the Great. A Generation: . Baby Boomers. A Football Player. The Refrigerator. Epithets in Epics. Homer uses epithets as formulas to characterize places and people.

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Epithets

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  1. Epithets An epithet is an adjective or phrase used to describe someone.

  2. An Empress: Catherine the Great

  3. A Generation: Baby Boomers

  4. A Football Player The Refrigerator

  5. Epithets in Epics • Homer uses epithets as formulas to characterize places and people. • For example, when Penelope is referred to as “faithful Penelope,” we are instantly reminded of her outstanding character trait. • Additionally, epithets help the poet maintain the meter (the beat or flow) of the epic.

  6. Turn in the textbook to page 953. • Read “A Famous Epithet Mystery” • Complete 1,2, and 3 from the yellow box labeled “Try it Out” and then make up your own epithets. • Make sure your name is on your sheet. Hand it in. • Then begin working on the vocabulary: There are ten “Words to Own” for part one of Homer’s Odyssey.

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