HEROIC CODE Homer’s Iliad is an ancient epic tale of Greek gods, mythical creatures, and larger-than-life heroes. It is a collection of legends and events that documents a thousand-year-old oral tradition of ancient storytelling extinct today. Throughout the epic, there is a central theme that centers on the ideas of heroism, honor, pride, revolving around ...
The Rape of the Lock is an example of Alexander Pope’s mastery of the usage of the heroic couplet and of his brilliant satire. Any passage within this poem holds vast information on the style of Pope and how it is typical of him. I chose the first twenty lines of the work to examine ...
Continuing my series of articles on legends and myths, let’s now take a look at one that Hollywood brought back into focus a couple of years ago. Let’s examine the legend of Troy and its supposed downfall at the hands of a Trojan Horse. Most children, at some point in their lifetime, become enthralled with ...
In Homer’s “The Iliad” and Virgil’s “The Aeneid,” the epic heroes Achilles and Aeneas are each gifted with a mighty sword. In “The Iliad,” Achilles receives a sword that is made by the god Hephaestus, while Aeneas in “The Aeneid” is bestowed with a sword that is crafted by Vulcan. Both of the swords are ...
Over the counter in the neighborhood deli hung a sign that said, “One sandwich not enough? Two sandwiches too much? Try a sandwich and a half!” Adapted for a writing class, it might be accurately transposed into, “An essay too short? A novel too long? Try a short story.” This is an in-between genre of ...
