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A long, formal narrative poem written in an elevated style (not common language) that recounts the adventures of a hero of great stature and significance. The setting is on a grand scale and the action requires noble, fantastic, and often superhuman deeds.*
Ex. Gilgamest
*Pamela said we would 'learn more' to add to this definition later. |
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one of the earliest forms of writing, invented by the Sumerians. Wedge-shaped marks are impressed onto wet clay with a stylus.
Ex. Gilgamesh is written in cuneiform. |
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| A figure of speech based on dissimilarity, which is used to suggest resemblance. |
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A rhetorical device involving the repetition of a group of words in successive lines or clauses.
Ex. Gilgamesh, pgs 93, lines 294-298. "For how long...For how long..." |
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ascribing human form or attributes to something that is not human.
Ex. Gilgamesh pg 101, lines 113-117. "The gods were frightened by the Flood, and retreated, ascending to the heaven of Anu. The gods were cowering like dogs, crouching by the outer wall. Ishtar shrieked like a women in childbirth." |
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