Epic and myth - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Parable realistic and has a moral Legend exaggerated story about people Myth literary sub genre of a story that involves gods and heroes, usually expressing a cultures ideals Folktale language of the people, does not need a moral, and main purpose is to entertain Fairytales element of magic, usually follows a pattern, and presents an "ideal", may contain "magic 3" or "stereotyping" Fable non-realistic, has a moral, and animals are often the main character Fable Aesop- "The Fox and t...

NES 102 practice test questions and answers graded A+ Informational Texts -ANS>> Meant to teach the reader facts about a subjects Pragmatics -ANS>> The study of language in its use Literal Comprehension -ANS>> Understanding the meaning of words in a passage, identify topic sentence or supporting detials Inferential Comprehension -ANS>> Using information explicitly stated in the passage to determine info that is not stated. evaluative Comprehension -ANS&...

Epic A long poem reflecting the values of a society. Usually contains a protagonist, the lead character, and an antagonist, a character who opposes or competes with the protagonist who may possess supernatural powers. Protagonist The lead character in literary work Fable A tale in which animals take on human characteristics; usually written to provide a moral lesson (didactic) or to illustrate man's shortcomings. Farce A light dramatic composition that uses highly improbable situations, s...

Mythology correct answers- variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths. Myths are the stories people tell to explain nature, history and customs. Cosmology correct answers- the study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe. -the scholarly and scientific study of the origin, large-scale structures and dynamics, and ultimate fate of the universe, as well as the scientific laws that govern these realities. Creed (article of faith) c...

ODYSSEY PART 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED. oral tradition - -stories told orally, not written, and past down epic - -long narrative poem, usually about a hero myth - -mans attempt to understand the world and answer questions protagonist - -good (hero) main character antagonist - -villian of story - against protagonist theme - -insight or message in a work of literature Hesiod - -wrote the origin of all the gods Calliope - -goddess of epic poetry - one of Zeus' ni...

What is the relationship between the humanities and technology? a) Technology has led to an increase in globalization by making the world smaller and connecting people together through social networks via the internet. b) Technology has increased our ability to preserve, document and share works of art, literature, and music in a way that is unprecedented. What theme is found in multiple historical periods? Individualism How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work? ...

Mythology - ans - variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths. Myths are the stories people tell to explain nature, history and customs. Cosmology - ans - the study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe. -the scholarly and scientific study of the origin, large-scale structures and dynamics, and ultimate fate of the universe, as well as the scientific laws that govern these realities. Creed (article of faith) - ans -a s...

CLC 106 Midterm Exam Questions with All Correct Answers A traditional pattern of action is a...? - Answer-Ritual Stories whose actors are ordinary people or animals...? - Answer-Folktale A story of the great deeds of humans, heroes, and heroines or the events of human past is a...? - Answer-Legend Traditional tales about gods and heroes is a...? - Answer-Myth A belief and the course of action that follows is...? - Answer-Religion Apollonius of Rhodes - Answer-Wrote the Argonautic...

sign correct answers Direct information symbol correct answers that which points beyond itself to something else - form of communication- symbols come and go Culture correct answers The sum total of sumbols, tools, burial sites etc created and transmitted by human kind- all dating systems are culture bound birth of civilazation correct answers marked the shift from rural to urban culture Why was prehistoric art created correct answers The majority for religious purposes epic corre...

Fifteenth and Sixteenth century Europe - correct answer -Uprising of criticism of organized religion because of the invention of the printing press and the widespread printing of the bible in the vernacular and not in Latin -Renaissance: 1) women became better educated and started writing and becoming artists 2) realism in painting -Transatlantic exploration -Humanist period of thought syntax - correct answer The way in which words are put together to form phrases semantics - corr...