Plot and Character

English

Which of these is NOT true of Epic poems?

Follow a strict code of honourable behaviour.

Learn a new skill, like crochet or origami.

If you were an Epic hero, what might you have to do? Select the odd one out.

You keep forgetting to charge your phone, and can't use it to find your way.

You lost your best mate's favourite sword and now he's angry with you.

Your annoying personality flaw, like boastfulness.

Your forgetful nature: you got given a mission from a god, but forgot what they actually asked you to do.

What might get you in trouble in an Epic poem?

Kill it with your bare hands to demonstrate your superhuman strength.

Wait until it's asleep, then attack it with your sword.

What's the most heroic way to kill a monster in an Epic poem?

Invent a poem which you learn by heart and sing to others, possibly with music.

Listen to someone's poem, write it down, but pretend it's yours.

Think of a poem, set it to music, walk around humming to yourself.

Write down the longest poem you possibly can.

Which of these is the best definition for the 'oral tradition' in epic poetry?

The Epic of Gilgamesh, from Ancient Mesopotamia

Which of these is NOT a common convention in Epic poems?