Simile
The comparison of to two different things using like to as
Shroud
A burial garment
Rhapsode
A singer of tales
Personification
Giving inanimate objects human charcteristics
Odyssey
A long journey
Mythology
Myths compiled into many stories
Muse
Keeper of the arts
Motif
A recurring subject, theme, or idea
Motif of Hospitality
The idea that all guests were treated with respect
Motif of Disguise
Become or look like someone your not
Metaphor
The comparison of two different things without saying as or like
Invocation
A prayer
Imagery
A literary device where words form images in the readers mind
Hubris
exaggerated pride
Homeric
A comparison of heroic or epic events
Foreshadowing
Hinting towards a future event
Flashback
Seeing a past experenace
Epithet
A nickname
Epic
A poem of a legendary on national hero
Epic
A poem of a legendary or national hero