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Paradise Lost . Epic: A long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated Classical: Biblical
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Paradise Lost • Epic: A long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated • Classical: • Biblical • In Medias Ras: A technique of plunging into the middle of a story and only later using a flashback to tell what has happened previously. • Invocation: A call to a muse, god, or spirit for inspiration at the beginning of an epic. • Masque: An elaborate and spectacular dramatic entertainment popular among the English aristocracy in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Made use of songs, dances, colorful costumes, and stage effects.