An epithet is a phrase that is presented alongside a character's name in order to describe and give a fuller picture of that individual within the larger framework of the poem. ... There is a definite structure to this list that serves to help the memorization of the catalog as well as provide quite a performance for the audience. ... For example, "As when rivers in winter spate running down from the mountains/throw together at the meeting of streams the weight of their water/out of the great springs behind in the hollow stream-bed,/and far away in the mountains the shepherd hears thei...

• Word Count: 1357
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

An epithet is a phrase that is presented alongside a character's name in order to describe and give a fuller picture of that individual within the larger framework of the poem. ... There is a definite structure to this list that serves to help the memorization of the catalog as well as provide quite a performance for the audience. ... For example, "As when rivers in winter spate running down from the mountains/throw together at the meeting of streams the weight of their water/out of the great springs behind in the hollow stream-bed,/and far away in the mountains the shepherd hears thei...

• Word Count: 1392
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate