Lesson 4.04 It's Epic

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Introduction

"Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things."

- T.S. Eliot

When you think of a hero, who comes to mind Examples of heroes may be first responders such as police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and military personnel. ? Do you think heroes must possess certain criteria Heroes are usually brave, courageous, honest, and determined. ?

Different societies have different values, and those values help define what a hero generally is. While some characteristics of heroes may be similar to those throughout history, some of the characteristics people associate with heroic characters in a movie could be different.

For instance, are you a fan of the Star Wars movie series? Just in case you're not familiar with the Star Wars saga, watch a scene from the first movie in the series, which was released in 1977. Many fans believe that young Luke Skywalker is a hero because he must defeat his powerful adversary An enemy. , Darth Vader. Luke goes on a quest A journey. and gathers the help from others to assist him. He gains knowledge about a mystical Force from one of his guides known as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

 

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to... Define and identify the epic hero cycle. Identify and implement elements of epic poetry in writing. The above objectives correspond with the Creative Writing Course Standards.