MEDIASRES, The Latin term meaning 'into the middle of things'; where the Odyssey begins, FLASHBACK, Narrative technique used when Odysseus recounts earlier adventures to the Phaeacians, FORMULA, Traditional repeated phrase such as 'rosy-fingered dawn', SIMILE, Long comparison frequently used in epic poetry, ORALTRADITION, The system by which epic poetry was originally passed down before writing, RHAPSODES, Travelling performers who recited epic poetry in ancient Greece, HOMERICQUESTION, The debate over whether Homer was one poet or many, TRANSMISSION, The process by which the Odyssey was eventually written down and preserved, PLOT, The central sequence of events in a narrative, STRUCTURE, The arrangement of events within a story, SPEECH, A formal speech delivered by a character, common in epic poetry, TYPESCENE, Repeated scene type found in epic poetry, such as hospitality or arming scenes, EPIC, The poetic form of the Odyssey, NARRATIVE, Odysseus' account of his wanderings in Books 9–12 is an extended _____, DEMODOCUS, The bard who sings at the court of the Phaeacians, PHEMIUS, The bard who sings for the suitors in Ithaca, ORALITY, Ancient method of preserving stories through memory and performance, BARD, The hero's own storytelling performance to the Phaeacians makes him an honorary _____, REPETITION, Repetition in epic poetry helps both audience and performer remember the story, NOSTOS, The hero's journey home, a central theme and structural focus of the Odyssey, ANAGNORISIS, Recognition scene, especially important in Books 13–23, DISGUISE, A disguise or hidden identity used by Odysseus throughout the epic, TIME, Honour earned by heroic actions, KLEOS, Lasting reputation or glory, XENIA, Hospitality and guest-friendship, IMMORTALS, Divine beings who intervene in human affairs throughout the epic, OGYGIA, The supernatural island where Odysseus is detained by Calypso, ALCINOUS, The King of the people to whom Odysseus narrates his adventures, TELEMACHY, Books 1 to 4 are known as the, PHAEACIAN, Books 5-8 are the ______ section

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