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| EPIC | A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero. |
| ELEVATED STYLE | Epic hero on a quest, valorous deeds, supernatural forces, and lofty diction (word choice)> |
| NATIONAL IMPORTANCE | The goals of an EPIC HERO have to do with this. |
| FOLK EPIC | Stories about heroes that were passed down orally. |
| LITERARY EPICS | Epics composed by individual authors;they followed the style of folk epics |
| EPIC CONVENTIONS | Specific literary or formal characteristics identified in epics. |
| INVOKING A MUSE | Calling on a supernatural force to help the poet tell the story. |
| IN MEDIA RES | The plot begins in the middle of things. |
| KENNINGS | Two-word poetic renamings, such as "whales' home" for THE SEA. |
| CEASURAS | Pauses for breath in the middle of lines |
| ALLITERATION | Repeated initial consonant sounds in stressed syllables. |
| ASSONANCE | Repeated vowel sounds in unrhymed, streseed syllables. |
| SCOPS | A poet who does not read or write, but memorizes poems and songs to entertain others. |
| THE EXETER BOOK | A collection of manuscripts that included epic poems and riddles. |
| ANGLES and SAXONS | Brought warrior culture, a seafaring tradition, and pagan beliefs |
| ROMAN MISSIONARIES | Brought Christian beliefs to Britain. |
| PAGAN and CHRISTIAN views | Some Anglo-Saxon literature includes these. |
| ELEGY | A poem mourning the loss of someone or something. |
| WYRD | Anglo Saxon word used for FATE. |
