EPITHETWord or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe a characteristic (“Alexander the Great”)

EPITHET

• Often precedes or follows what/whom it describes• Allows poets to extend a line by a few syllables

Examples from Homer:• “rosy-fingered dawn”• “gray-eyed Athena” • “swift-footed Achilles”

FARCEComedy that aims to entertain by means of extravagant, improbable situations.

FARCE• Focuses more on development of situation than character• Actors exhibit exaggerated speech and movement

FARCEExamples:

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

PUNHumorous use of a word in a way that suggests two of its meanings or the meaning of another similar-sounding word

PUNMr. Freeze from Batman and Robin has many…many puns.

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