A level classical civilisation world of hero 2023

I'm not sure about the thread, I have only just joined this website lmao. I have just been revising all of the major themes, if you need any help with revision resources then I can send you some

they are for the aeneid as my oddysey ones are handwritten, im yet to transfer them. is that okay?

they are for the aeneid as my oddysey ones are handwritten, im yet to transfer them. is that okay?

they are for the aeneid as my oddysey ones are handwritten, im yet to transfer them. is that okay?

Okay I’ll send you both then either later or tomorrow, whenever it will let me send pms because I have to wait three days as I’ve only recently made my account! As soon as I can I’ll send you both them!

Thank you so much !!!

Does anyone have notes on similes, speeches and literary techniques in the Aeneid and the Odyssey? I'm worried a question might come up and don't know what to use

Hi. If we are looking at the main characters (considering how broad of a question you asked)

For the Odyssey, towards the end of the epic (Eurycleia notes) that Odysseus has the likeness of a lion. There's also a mountain lion simile in Book 6 (when approaching Nausicaa and her maids). It shows his power and predatory nature, he is always the one with dominant power - he knows this too, which is why he supplicates to Nausicaa in the most respectable way possible. As well, noting the dream that Penelope has contributes to this, as Odysseus is meant to be the eagle (apex predator) it's merely zoomorphism of his character and its used as a metaphor for his takedown of the suitors (the geese - weak, low on the hierarchy).

As well, in the Aeneid you can see rage and fury being a motif, recurring when Aeneas and Turnus get angry. Turnus is repeatedly described in a simile as a 'wolf' stalking sheep/prey. Aeneas is repetitively given his epithet 'pious Aeneas' and 'Father Aeneas' (These are good to note as well if you want to look into character analysis, gives an adjective summarising the character in that moment - epithets are brief and easy to remember).

Again in the Odyssey, there are many similes presenting Odysseus' grief and relief when facing trials and altercations. In Book 5 when he spots land for the first time in 3 days of sailing: He feels like a man on the verge of death with a long-lasting illness that suddenly passes and he knows he will live. The sheer relief is vivid as he avoided death and potential unrest if he did die at sea (he would remain unburied). He quite literally got away with his life.

But if i'm being completely honest, you may not remember the exact quote but if you remember what happened you can describe it and insert a literary device (e.g. hyperbole, repetition - something to get easy marks). I'd recommend quickly skimming over the books again and if you highlighted any literary devices then try to remember those.

(IMPORTANT: For the Aeneid you can remember dramatic irony and foreshadowing considering how it is a propaganda piece written for Augustus to commemorate the glory and origins of Rome.)

Thank you!!