Epic Beginnings and Classical Literature — Test Answers

Read the passage from The Rámáyan of Válmíki. His brother, fell before his feet, And cried, "Thy claim all men allow: O come, our lord and king be thou." But Ráma nobly chose to be Observant of his sire's decree. The reader can conclude that the passage is part of an epic poem because Ráma

What is one effect of repeating Ráma's name numerous times in The Rámáyan of Válmíki ?

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Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato. Let us then consider, first of all, what will be their way of life, now that we have thus established them. Will they not produce corn . . . and clothes, and shoes, and build houses for themselves? And when they are housed, they will work, in summer, commonly, stripped and barefoot, but in winter substantially clothed and shod. They will feed on barley-meal and flour of wheat, baking and kneading them, making noble cakes and loaves; these they will serve up on a mat of reeds or on clean leaves, themselves reclining the while upon beds strewn with yew or myrtle. And they and their children will feast . . . wearing garlands on their heads, and hymning the praises of the gods, in happy converse with one another. And they will take care that their families do not exceed their means; having an eye to poverty or war. Which rhetorical appeal is used in this excerpt?

In Gilgamesh: A New English Version , Gilgamesh represents an epic hero because he