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1. i think by epic poems being "elevated in tone" it means that they discuss very serious topic such as war.
2. Epithet is a descriptive literary device that describes a place, a thing, or a person in such a way that it helps in making its characteristics more prominent than they actually are. Also, it is known as a “by-name,” or “descriptive title".
3. homeric is an adjective. we call something homeric if it has anything to do with the age, style, or writing of Homer.
4. literary device : allusion
5. diction
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