BGS Classics Podcast

2.5 Literary Techniques and Composition

March 27, 2020 Mr Keen and Mr Watkins Season 2 Episode 5
BGS Classics Podcast
2.5 Literary Techniques and Composition
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A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help GCSE Class Civ pupils to revise for their Myth and Religion and Homeric World topics.
2.5 - Literary Techniques and Composition (Homer's Odyssey)

Intro
Who was Homer?
What was a bard?
Book 9
Book 10
Book 19
Book 21
Book 22
What is an epic?
It is long
Central figure or hero
Quest or mission
Amazing deeds
In medias res
Monsters, magic and gods
Lots of different places
Literary features
Gory detail
Dramatic irony
Detailed description
Pathos
Use of myth
Direct speech