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Epic Conventions and the World of Homer — Homework
Read the assigned opening passages of The Odyssey (the invocation and the introduction of Telemachus) before answering.
- 1.Define "in medias res."
- 2.Explain how The Odyssey uses in medias res structure.
- 3.Define "epithet" and give one example from the epic.
- 4.Explain why fixed epithets and formulas would help an oral poet composing aloud from memory.
- 5.In three or more sentences, explain why starting "in the middle" often holds an audience's attention better than starting at the true beginning.
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