The correct response is: The poem starts in the middle of the action.
How can you tell an epic poem has begun in media res?(1 point)
Responses
The poem includes two events happening at the same time.
The poem includes two events happening at the same time.
The poem includes a set of events that lead to a climax.
The poem includes a set of events that lead to a climax.
The poem starts in the middle of the action.
The poem starts in the middle of the action.
The poem starts with events that take place after the climax.
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The Odyssey
by Homer
“The red-hot metal hisses in the lake,
Thus in his eye-ball hiss’d the plunging stake.
He sends a dreadful groan, the rocks around
Through all their inmost winding caves resound.
Scared we recoiled. Forth with frantic hand,
He tore and dash’d on earth and gory brand.”
"The Odyssey" by Homer
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which structural element of epic poetry does this passage reflect?
(1 point)
Responses
parallel structure
parallel structure
falling action
falling action
rising action
rising action
climax
climax
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by Homer
“The red-hot metal hisses in the lake,
Thus in his eye-ball hiss’d the plunging stake.
He sends a dreadful groan, the rocks around
Through all their inmost winding caves resound.
Scared we recoiled. Forth with frantic hand,
He tore and dash’d on earth and gory brand.”
"The Odyssey" by Homer
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which structural element of epic poetry does this passage reflect?
(1 point)
Responses
parallel structure
parallel structure
falling action
falling action
rising action
rising action
climax
climax
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The passage reflects the climax of the epic poetry.
Which character type often appears in a narrative when the main character is stuck or unsure what to do?(1 point)
Responses
mentor
mentor
trickster
trickster
antagonist
antagonist
hero
Responses
mentor
mentor
trickster
trickster
antagonist
antagonist
hero
The character type that often appears in a narrative when the main character is stuck or unsure what to do is the mentor.
hat element of an epic poem points most strongly to the poem’s theme?(1 point)
Responses
common character types
common character types
main conflict
main conflict
main setting
main setting
author’s cultural background
author’s cultural background
Responses
common character types
common character types
main conflict
main conflict
main setting
main setting
author’s cultural background
author’s cultural background
The element of an epic poem that points most strongly to the poem’s theme is the main conflict.
An epic poem includes a part where a character is told that she will triumph as long as she does not open a sealed letter to view its contents. The character struggles because she desperately wants to know what the letter says. Ultimately, she reads the letter and fails her quest. Which universal theme does this poem address?(1 point)
Responses
outwitting an enemy to escape
outwitting an enemy to escape
good versus evil
good versus evil
how gods can help or hinder a hero
how gods can help or hinder a hero
how heroes deal with temptation
Responses
outwitting an enemy to escape
outwitting an enemy to escape
good versus evil
good versus evil
how gods can help or hinder a hero
how gods can help or hinder a hero
how heroes deal with temptation
The universal theme that this poem addresses is how heroes deal with temptation.
3 answers