the odyssey literary terms. simile comparison between two unlike things using like or as
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Epic Simile (Homeric Simile) long, elaborate comparison that often continues for a number of linesTRANSCRIPT
The OdysseyLiterary Terms
Similecomparison
between two
unlike things
using like or
as
Epic Simile (Homeric Simile)long, elaborate comparison that often continues for a number of lines
Metaphorcomparison between unlike things that have something in common
do not contain like or as
Imagerydescriptive words and phrases appeal to one or more of the five
senses – sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
helps reader imagine exactly what is being described
Foreshadowinguses clues to hint at later events creates suspense helps reader make inferences or
predictions
ParadoxA statement or event that sounds impossible
but seems to be true.
“The pen is mightier than the sword.” Shakespeare
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens
Ironycontrast between appearance and reality
usually when reality is the opposite of what it seems
three types of irony
VerbalSimplest kind of
ironyPeople use it
everyday when they say one thing and really mean another.
Often similar to a sarcastic response
Mean Girls
A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said “wonderful weather we’re having!”
SituationalOccurs when a
situation turns out to be the opposite of what you thought it would be.
In The Gift of Magi by O. Henry, Della cuts her hair to sell it in order to have the money to buy her husband a pocket watch chain. Jim then sells the watch to buy Della hair combs.
Dramaticthe audience
knows something that the characters do not know
used to engage the audience and keep them actively involved
In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move while the audience is aware
Personification
human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea
"Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon." (Romeo and Juliet 2.2)
Epithetbrief descriptive phrase used to characterize a particular person or thing
Examples from Book 1Zeus -“Lord of Olympus” Odysseus -“man skilled in the ways of contending”
and “the wanderer”