Epic Literary Terms (No Pun Intended).

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Epic Literary Terms (No Pun Intended)

Epic Literary Terms (no pun intended) The Epic Long narrative poem about the deeds of an epic hero Epic Hero The central figure of an epic Actions are inspiring or noble Epic Simile/Homeric Simile An ELABORATE comparison of unlike subjects Tragic Flaw A weakness in the hero’s character Symbolism Frequent use of words, places, characters, or objects that mean something beyond what they are on a literal level Irony Indicating through character or plot development an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually stated

Epic Literary Terms (no pun intended) Imagery The "mental pictures" that readers experience with a passage of literature Often appeals to senses Foreshadowing Hints of future events in a piece of literature Flashback Writers’ technique in which the author interrupts the plot of the story to recreate an incident of an earlier time (goes back in time; like giving the reader a memory). In Media res The classical tradition of opening an epic not in the chronological point at which the sequence of events would start, but rather at the midway point of the story.