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Invocations In The Odyssey

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Provide significant details about the author (120-1): HomerThe author, Homer, is said to be from Inonia taking occupation as an oral bard. He is allegorically blind, or he does not have enough acumen.
Style\5 conventions (121) - The five conventions are invocation, In media res, epic similes, metrical similes, and stock epithets. Invocations are a demand of help from a muse or deity. Also, an in media res is something that starts in the middle; this applies to the Iliad since it is written ten years ofter the Trojan war started. Plus, an epic simile is a simile that compares something in great length ,while a metrical simile is not as lengthy as an epic simile. Finally, a stock epithet is an expressive word that is used on an object or person. …show more content…

Historical(Greeks)- One of the many historical things about the Greeks is the decline of Athens and the rise of Greece.

Philosophical\3 Philosophers- The Greeks “Golden Age” was based on philosophy and three of the main philosophers were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. One of Socrates basic philosophies was the Socratic method ,where two people are conversing and asking analytical questions. While Plato’s philosophies were that there was an inkling with the soul, state, and cosmos and went into further to conduct research. Also, Aristottle had an uncanny philosophy which was there were two things the world balnced on two things. Those two things are matter without form and vice versa.

Identify the genre (103-113): ______Epic_______

How does this work fit into the genre?The genre; a structure of literature that is organized; is a poem and it fits into the epic since it has a climax and ending point and so

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