Define the following:
-allusion
-metaphor
-personification
-simile
-hyperbole
-irony
-paradox

what is an absolute phrase?

FIGURES OF SPEECH

» Allusion: A reference to something else, such as a work of literature, specifically Declaration of Independence.

» Metaphor: A comparison of two different things that show how they're the same; they do NOT use the words 'like' or 'as'.

» Personification: A type of metaphor in which nonliving and nonhuman things are given human characteristics/abilities.

» Simile: A comparison of two different things that use the words 'like' or 'as' to show how they're similar.

» Hyperbole: Figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis.

» Irony: A figure of speech in which words convey the opposite of their literal meaning of a situation contrary to what one would expect.

» Paradox: A statement that appears to contradict itself but can be true.

ABSOLUTE PHRASE

» An absolute phrase is a descriptive phrase that modifies an entire clause.

what is the question?

explanation:

gilgamesh is an epic hero from birth, as he's brought to the world by the hand of several gods who shaped him with the goal of saving humanity. there's a passage from the text that reads "the glorious sun shamash bestowed upon him glory; adad the terrible god of storms bestowed upon him courage. the great gods perfected his magnificence beyond all others, terrible like the great wild bull". this is a great example that show some of the super-human qualities that the gods gave gilgamesh upon his birth.

as gilgamesh grows he has to face many challenges that put his heroism to task. the courage he displays along the way, prove that he's ready to live up to the godly qualities brought upon him. at one point he has to overcome a wild beast by the name of hubamba "whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death", as the text reads. the actions taken by gilgamesh, beating the beast with the use of his super-human force, examplify why he shoud be thought of as an epic hero.

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