So doom appeared to us,
dark word of zeus for us, our evil days.
my men stood up and made a fight of it –
backed on the ships, with lances kept in play,
from bright morning through the blaze of noon
so holding our beach, although so far outnumbered
–the odyssey,
homer
which elements of epic poetry are demonstrated in this passage? check all that apply.
a. repetition
b. an epic hero showing bravery in battle
c. an invocation of the muse
d. a difficult journey with trials
e. supernatural elements
check all that apply!

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.