ODYSSEY TEST REVIEW EXAM (ACTUAL 2025/2026) QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+

ODYSSEY TEST REVIEW EXAM (ACTUAL 2025/2026) QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ What is the Trojan War? A 10 year war between the Greeks and Trojans to recover Menelaus' wife, Helen Describe a bard. A poet, traditionally reciting epics and associated with the oral tradition. Who is Homer? A blind Greek poet, famous for reciting The Iliad and The Odyssey. Define epic. A long poem, usually from the oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroes. Define epic hero a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events. What is an epithet? an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. For example, Rosy-fingered Dawn. What is an epic simile? a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that is many lines in length What is in media res? The phrase is Latin for "into the middle of things. It describes a story that starts in the middle.