the use of poetic verse throughout the epic
a narrative voice that tells the story
elevated or eloquent, style
compelling speeches
An epic poem is about a hero's journey. In the epic the hero and his accomplishments are described in detail with elevated language. The hero often gives speeches to inspire others. Since the hero's journey is a story of the hero's trials, it is written in a narrative voice.
When it comes to spring cleaning, it’s always nice to have a spare hand to help. Finding a real human hand is probably not what the Lopezes had in mind, but that’s exactly what this family from Florida found in their grandparents’ attic. Cleaning the dreaded attic turned up a darling wedding photo of the Lopezes grandparents, but it also uncovered some interesting but creepy finds.
Mike Lopez said his sister was not expecting to find a human hand, a treasure map, and gold coins. He spoke to local TV news network WFLA about the discovery, and the story kept getting stranger. The items found by his sister were neatly packed inside a wooden box. To add more to the story, the treasure map contained the name of the infamous mythical pirate “Gaspar”.
- - The religious leader who convinced nine hundred followers to kill themselves was Jim Jones
Answer:
I carefully prepared a homemade pizza crust and put on it the very freshest and tasty ingredients.
Explanation:
Why? The adverb, as it says, modifies the verb.
A lot of times, not all the time, they end in -ly
- In the first one "<em>most</em>" does nothing and the sentence doesn't seem to even have a verb. (to run, to walk, etc)
- In the second one it is getting closer, but too is not the adverb
- In the third one homemade is a adjective / describing word, not an adverb
- In the fourth one <em>carefully </em>is an adverb and it is <em>italiczed</em>.
<u>Trick:</u>
- Stacey ran quickly.
What did she do? Ran. How did she do it? Quickly.
Verb = ran
Adverb = quickly
Hope this helps, good luck!
(I typed out a lot more to try and explain it since you said you don't understand it at all)
