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1、GreekMythologyandtheOdysseyTheOdysseyEpicpoem-long,narrativepoemthattellsabouttheadventuresofaherowhoreflectstheidealsandvaluesofanationorrace.Composedsometimearound800B.C.–600B.C.ComposedbyHomera.HomerdidnotcreatetheOdyssey,hesimplywroteitdown.However,Homerwasrumoredtobeabli
2、ndstoryteller.HewouldNOThavebeenabletowrite.b.TheOdysseywasbeingtoldorallythroughstorytellerslongbeforeHomerwroteitdownCharacteristicsoftheEPIC:1.Hasanepichero2.Oftenwritteninpoetryformbutnotalways3.Oftenincludesmyths,legends,andhistory4.Usuallyhasaserioustoneandlanguage5.Dea
3、lswithaquest6.Oftenbasedonsometruths7.Includesepithets&flashbacks8.UsuallyinvolvesabattleandoftentimesasinglecombatlikeAchillesfightingHectororthefinalshowdownbetweenHarryandLordVoldemortOtherNationalEPICSare:Greek=TheIliadbyHomerSpanish=ElCidRoman=TheAeneidbyVirgilAmerican=F
4、orestGumpEnglish=HarryPotterSeriesPercyJackson&OlympiansSeriesEpicHero1.Alarger-than-lifefigure,usuallymale,whoembodiestheidealsofanationorrace.2.Takepartinlong,dangerousadventuresandaccomplishgreatdeedsthatrequirecourageandsuperhumanstrength.3.Often,thedivineworldofthegodsor
5、othersupernaturalforceswillinterferewiththehumanworldoftheepichero.Someepicheroes:-HarryPotter-FrodofromLordoftheRings-LukeSkywalkerfromStarWarsEpicSimileSimile-comparisonoftwounlikethingsthatusestheword“like”or“as.”EpicSimile-anelaborate,moreinvolvedversionofaregularsimile.-
6、greatlengthanddetail-extendsforseverallines-alsocalledthe“HomericSimile”Justasananglerpoisedonajuttingrockflingshistreacherousbaitintheoffshoreswell,whipshislongrod—hooksheathedinanoxhornlure—andwhisksuplittlefishheflipsonthebeach-break,writhing,gaspingouttheirlives...sonowth
7、eywrithed,gaspingasScyllaswungthemuphercliffandthereathercavern’smouthsheboltedthemdownraw—screamingout,flingingtheirarmsdowntowardme,lostinthatmortalstruggle...EpithetsEpithets-brief,descriptivephrasesthathelpedtocharacterizeaparticularpersonorthing.-repetitionofaphraseOdyss
8、eusisdescribedas:“mastermariner”“oldcontender”“manoftwistsandturns”“
