1. ELEMENTS OF AN EPIC BE SURE TO COPY THESE INTO YOUR BEOWULF NOTES. THESE WILL BE ON A TEST AND EXAM!

2. EPIC A LONG NARRATIVE POEM IN ELEVATED STYLE PRESENTING CHARACTERS OF HIGH POSITION IN A SERIES OF ADVENTURES A LONG NARRATIVE POEM IN ELEVATED STYLE PRESENTING CHARACTERS OF HIGH POSITION IN A SERIES OF ADVENTURES

3. EPISODES INCIDENTS PRESENTED AS ONE CONTINUOUS ACTION INCIDENTS PRESENTED AS ONE CONTINUOUS ACTION THEY HAVE UNITY WITHIN THEMSELVES THEY HAVE UNITY WITHIN THEMSELVES THEY ARE WOVEN TOGETHER THEY ARE WOVEN TOGETHER

4. EPIC POET RECOUNTS THE DEEDS OF THE EPIC HEROES WITH OBJECTIVITY RECOUNTS THE DEEDS OF THE EPIC HEROES WITH OBJECTIVITY OPENS BY STATING THE THEME OPENS BY STATING THE THEME ASKS A MUSE TO INSPIRE AND INSTRUCT HIM ASKS A MUSE TO INSPIRE AND INSTRUCT HIM OPENS HIS POEM IN THE MIDDLE OF THINGS GIVING THE NEEDED DETAILS IN LATER PARTS OF THE EPIC OPENS HIS POEM IN THE MIDDLE OF THINGS GIVING THE NEEDED DETAILS IN LATER PARTS OF THE EPIC

5. EPIC POET cont: INCLUDES MANY WARRIORS, SHIPS AND ARMIES INCLUDES MANY WARRIORS, SHIPS AND ARMIES GIVES EXTENDED FORMAL SPEECHES BY THE MAIN CHARACTER GIVES EXTENDED FORMAL SPEECHES BY THE MAIN CHARACTER MAKES FREQUENT USE OF THE EPIC SIMILE MAKES FREQUENT USE OF THE EPIC SIMILE

6. EPIC SIMILE AN ELABORATED COMPARISON USING LIKE OR AS AN ELABORATED COMPARISON USING LIKE OR AS

7. FOLK EPIC EPIC BY AN UNKNOWN AUTHOR EPIC BY AN UNKNOWN AUTHOR DEALS WITH TRADITION CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLE OR “FOLK” FOR WHOM IT WAS WRITTEN DEALS WITH TRADITION CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLE OR “FOLK” FOR WHOM IT WAS WRITTEN

8. UNITY A LITERARY WORK SHALL HAVE IN IT SOME ORGANIZED PRINCIPLE TO WHICH ALL ITS PARTS ARE RELATED A LITERARY WORK SHALL HAVE IN IT SOME ORGANIZED PRINCIPLE TO WHICH ALL ITS PARTS ARE RELATED

9. EPIC HERO A FIGURE OF IMPOSING STATURE A FIGURE OF IMPOSING STATURE OF NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HISTORICAL OR LEGENDARY SIGNIFICANCE OF HISTORICAL OR LEGENDARY SIGNIFICANCE

10. SETTING VAST IN SCOPE VAST IN SCOPE COVERING: COVERING: –GREAT NATIONS –THE WORLD –THE UNIVERSE

11. SUPERNATURAL FORCES GODS, ANGELS, AND/OR DEMONS ARE IN THE ACTION AND INTERVENE FROM TIME TO TIME GODS, ANGELS, AND/OR DEMONS ARE IN THE ACTION AND INTERVENE FROM TIME TO TIME

12. ACTION CONSISTS OF DEEDS OF GREAT VALOR OR REQUIRING SUPERHUMAN COURAGE AND STRENGTH. CONSISTS OF DEEDS OF GREAT VALOR OR REQUIRING SUPERHUMAN COURAGE AND STRENGTH.

13. TEAMWORK ASSIGNMENT WITH YOUR TEAM, LOOK THROUGH YOUR SECTION OF BEOWULF AND FIND THE ELEMENTS OF AN EPIC. WITH YOUR TEAM, LOOK THROUGH YOUR SECTION OF BEOWULF AND FIND THE ELEMENTS OF AN EPIC. BE PREPARED TO PRESENT YOUR FINDINGS TO THE CLASS. BE PREPARED TO PRESENT YOUR FINDINGS TO THE CLASS.

14. TEAMWORK ASSIGNMENT AS YOU WRITE YOUR EPISODE, YOU WILL HAVE TO INCORPORATE THESE ELEMENTS OF AN EPIC INTO IT. AS YOU WRITE YOUR EPISODE, YOU WILL HAVE TO INCORPORATE THESE ELEMENTS OF AN EPIC INTO IT.