Question

1. Most epics begin in medias res. Which of the following must be true of an epic that begins in medias res?

1Points
A
The epic describes minor characters before introducing the main character.

B
The epic starts the narrative in the middle of the story.

C
The epic begins with a summary of past events.

D
The epic tells of social customs from a culture’s past.

2. Epics such as The Mahabharata and The Iliad were passed down as part of an oral tradition. If a story is part of an oral tradition, which of the following must be true?

1Points
A
The story was performed from a script for a live audience, but the performance did not always match the script.

B
The poem was passed from person to person by word of mouth without being written down.

C
The author of the poem spoke it aloud to someone who wrote down the words.

D
The text was passed from person to person, who each made revisions to it over time.

3. Which of the following lines most clearly include a metaphor? Choose three that apply.

1Points
A
Below, the fields of cotton, fleecy-white, / Are spreading like a mighty flock of sheep. (lines 3–4)

B
October robes the weeds in purple gowns; (line 6)

C
In vain October woos her to remain / Within the palace of his scarlet bowers, (lines 13–14)

D
Then all the treasures of that brilliant state / Are gathered in a mighty funeral pyre; (lines 25–26)

Answer 1

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1. B) The epic strats the narrative in the middle of the story.

Step-by-step explanation: In medias res, which term is in latin, means "from the middle of" is a literature tecnique where the narration starts since the middle of the story. This resource was mainly used in greek and roman literature.

2. B) The poem was passed from person to person by word of mouth without being written down.

Explanation: Oral tradition is defined as a form of human communication wherein ideas or knowledge is received, this information is passed down through the generations by word of mouth and not written.

3. A) Below, the fields of cotton, fleecy-white, / Are spreading like a mighty flock of sheep.

Step-by-step explanation: A metaphor is a figure of speech that uses a word to describe the other, like a kind of comparison. In this excerpt, the fields of cotton are described as "fleecy-white" and like a "flock of sheep", saying that all the cotton among the field is very white.