Epic Poetry

Have you read Epic Poetry before? (e.g. in English or Social Studies)

An epic is a long poem about a _______________ subject

Epic has diction that is ___________________ in style.

Epics employ a formal tone and contain many figures of speech.

The hero's success and failure will determine the ______________ of his nation or culture

The action takes place in a setting that is....(choose all that apply)

The action contains ____________ feats of strength and military prowess.

___________________ often take part in the action to affect the outcome.

The __________________ is when the poet asks for suitable creativity, emotion, or words to finish the poem.

The poem often starts ________________ which means in the middle of the action.

The poem contains long catalogs of characters, usually focusing on