HumanitiesPart 1: Epic Poetry: Gilgamesh
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Part 1: Epic Poetry: Gilgamesh

Donald Butler avatar Donald Butler
31 August 2022
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Which feature of epic poetry does this excerpt most clearly show?
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C .....a vast setting of distant landscapes
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Which detail from Gilgamesh: A New English Version best illustrates a courageous hero?
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D........ Gilgamesh standing at edge of the Cedar Forest, ready to battle Humbaba
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What effect does this repetition have?
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B ..It creates a rhythmic pattern that the audience can follow, and it signals that the audience will hear a new dream.
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Which statement best describes the epic feature used in this excerpt and its effect on the plot?
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C.......The intervention of the supernatural gives Gilgamesh hope that he will defeat Humbaba.
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This excerpt is repeated several times. How does this repetition affect the epic?
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C......It emphasizes the length of Gilgamesh's and Enkidu's journey.
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Which statement best describes the effect of Gilgamesh's repeated dreams in Gilgamesh: A New English Version?
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B.....The repetition of the dreams creates rhythm, interest, and drama.
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Which character from Gilgamesh: A New English Version is an example of a supernatural force who intervenes?
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C.......Lord Shamash
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Based on the excerpt, which statement best describes Humbaba's effect on the epic's plot?
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D,,,Humbaba creates tension and suspense in the story
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Which best defines the word repetition in epic poetry?
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A,,, the recurrence of words and phrases for a specific effect