odyssey literary terms
english 5th block By:Samuel Perry
1.Epic
a long poem, typically one derived from
ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds
and adventures of heroic or legendary
figures or the history of a nation.
1.example
most stories from the civil war were
letters or poems written by the soldiers
2.archetype
a recurrent symbol or motif (distinctive
feature) in literature
2.example
3.allusion
an expression designed to call
something to mind without mentioning it
explicitly; an indirect or passing
reference
3.example
of the leaning tower of pisa including
the owner is italian
4.Homeric Simile/ Extended Metaphor
figure of speech involving the
comparison of one thing with another in
the style of Homer or the epic poems
4.example
and evil and the effects it can
have on you
5.Epithet
descriptive phrase expressing a quality
characteristic of the person or thing
mentioned
5.example
that the turtles were fighting
the evil man invading and
destroying the city
6.frame story
a story within a story