PPT-EPIC Similes

Ino broke the broke from the waves like a shearwater a diving bird on the wing Homer 162 This is just your regular gardenvariety simile EPIC SIMILE an extended simile often running to several lines used typically in epic poetry to intensify . what a journey. EPIC POETRY. Long, narrative poem dealing with great heroes and adventure. Can you name some examples of stories about a journey?. EPIC HERO. Main character in an . epic. Qualities:. -courageous force for good. Sneaky TBI . Patients. Case 663221. V1.0 3/2014. Actual TBI . pts. from Arizona agencies. . Goal:. Quick Refresher/Run Review. TBI can be hard to spot in field. Review good TBI management. Outcomes-What happened?. The Odyssey . by Homer. PowerPoint by Erin Salona. The Traditional Epic. The Epic Hero is superhuman--braver and stronger than ordinary people. There is some all-knowing or wise person who helps the protagonist. The Odyssey. by Homer. PowerPoint by Erin Salona. Epithets. brief descriptive phrases. characterize a person or thing. sometimes set off by commas. used . to help the . rhapsode. & listener better remember details. In literature, an epic is a long narrative poem about an epic hero and the hero’s journey.. Characteristics of Epics. Physically impressive hero of national importance.. Huge setting involving much of the known world, and possibly the land of the dead.. Simile. : . a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. . A simile always uses the words . like. or . as. to make a comparison. . Examples: . It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog. - The Beatles . The Odyssey. May have lived sometime between 850 BCE and early 1200 BCE. Much of his life is a mystery. He probably lived closer to the 850 BCE date. The Iliad . and . The Odyssey . both date from around this time. The Odyssey. Identify and explain the elements of a Greek myth. Identify and explain the elements of an epic poem and a hero’s journey. Identify and explain the characteristics of an epic hero. Analyze the relationship between myths and legends and epic poetry. Poetry. Review! Poetry Terms!!. Topic?. Theme?. Imagery. ?. Onomatopoeia?. Alliteration?. Similes!!. What is a . simile. ?. A comparison of two unlike items using “like” or “as”. Similes are often used as imagery—to paint a picture in your head by comparing two things.. . An epic is a long poem that tells the story of legendary or heroic people or gods. . Like . most . epics. , the first stories of . Gilgamesh . began as oral . fables . handed down by . word . of mouth. Hundreds . Aaron Reeves, MS PhD. Quantitative Epidemiologist. Epidemiology Research Unit. SRUC. About EPIC. EPIC is the Scottish Government’s Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks. Our aims:. T. o provide an evidence base and scientifically informed advice to support Scottish Government policy regarding exotic diseases of livestock and poultry. (*traditional vs. New). Definition:. “A long narrative poem that tells the adventures of a hero whose actions help decide the fate of a nation or a group of people (characters).”. Traditional vs. new problem: nobody writes “long narrative poems” anymore… so does that mean there are no new epics? Of course not! But we do have to look at things a little differently.. Journal. What makes a hero? Write down the names of two or three people, real or fictional, whom you consider heroic. Then take a few minutes to list character traits that you think a hero of any time and place should have. Revisit and add to your thoughts and notes as you read the . . Similes are a way to compare two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. . For . example, if I want to say that somebody . swims well. , I can say they . swim like a fish. because fish swim well. .