Epics were _______.made for listeners rather than readers.all of the above.performed by professional reciters called rhapsodes.composed before the Greek alphabet appeared.

Epics have special literary ingredients that bring the story to life.        Among those used most often are hyperbole, repetition, metaphors, similes, and an abundance of  comic relief.         Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Can you think of an example of an Epic?

A significant difference between the plays and epic poems of the ancient Greeks, was that the plays  inspired a _______________________.Group of answer choicesmore interactive audiencenew political systemdeeper reverence for the art formnew form of religious belief

Literary elements of an epic include all of the following exceptGroup of answer choiceshero.universal theme.humor.formal speeches.

Homer is solely responsible for composing the epics the Iliad and the Odyssey.  True False