Slide 1 Slide 2 A long narrative poem on a serious subject; Written in a grand or elevated style with a larger-than-life hero. Epics also tend to have the following characteristics:…
Slide 1R OMEO AND J ULIET A Daily Reading Guide Slide 2 A CT 1 S CENE 1 – Opening scene – Use of puns (play on words); balance tragedy with humor Examples : Sampson and…
Slide 1Greek Theatre The origins of our stage Slide 2 Ancient Greeks held ceremonies to honor the gods In one ceremony, to honor the god Dionysus, a group of chanters called…
Slide 1Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows the a causal arrangement of events and actions within a story. Teaching Plot Structure…
Slide 1An Annotated Version Press Now to Continue Slide 2 All you have to do is download the slide show and run it in MS Powerpoint. Press Now to Continue Slide 3 All you…
Slide 1You will be working with a partner for todays assignments! Read The Life and Times of Hercules, a well-known account of a hero and heroic action, and annotate. With…
Slide 1PLOT Slide 2 Plot Diagram/Map Slide 3 Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows the arrangement of events and actions that take…
1.Epic PoemsEpic2. What is an Epic?•An epic poem is a long, serious,poetic narrative about a significantevent, often featuring a hero.•They Whatto be memorized and used…
1.What was John Gardener up to when he wrote Jason and Medeia? Hint: Find out more about the original Jason and the Argonauts!2. But before Apollonius of Rhodes came HomerHomer…