1. most epics begin in medias res. which of the following must be true of an epic that begins in medias res?

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a
the epic describes minor characters before introducing the main character.

b
the epic starts the narrative in the middle of the story.

c
the epic begins with a summary of past events.

d
the epic tells of social customs from a culture’s past.

2. epics such as the mahabharata and the iliad were passed down as part of an oral tradition. if a story is part of an oral tradition, which of the following must be true?

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a
the story was performed from a script for a live audience, but the performance did not always match the script.

b
the poem was passed from person to person by word of mouth without being written down.

c
the author of the poem spoke it aloud to someone who wrote down the words.

d
the text was passed from person to person, who each made revisions to it over time.

3. which of the following lines most clearly include a metaphor? choose three that apply.

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a
below, the fields of cotton, fleecy-white, / are spreading like a mighty flock of sheep. (lines 3–4)

b
october robes the weeds in purple gowns; (line 6)

c
in vain october woos her to remain / within the palace of his scarlet bowers, (lines 13–14)

d
then all the treasures of that brilliant state / are gathered in a mighty funeral pyre; (lines 25–26)