A typical grammatical rule of thumb is to never end a sentence with a preposition. Here is what the feisty Winston Churchill had to say about that...
Not ending a sentence with a preposition is a bit of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put.
*Pray Psalm 20
2. Take one sentence (not one line--one full sentence that may span several lines) from your Epic Poem, and identify which part of speech each word is. Then, see if there are any unnecessary parts of speech or sentence constructions that can be cut out, shortened, or clarified to utilize more beautiful or simpler language.
3. Once you have done #2 with at least one sentence from your poem, continue writing your epic poem. Today, aim to finish a rough draft that simply needs editing and polishing.
Look here for some sweet examples of epic similes in The Odyssey:
*Book 13 lines 80-87
*Book 12 lines 255 - 267
*Book 22 lines 315 - 331
*There are many other examples throughout The Odyssey and The Illiad, usually centered and set off in italics.
Paper formatting--include an MLA-style heading; the poem itself may be single spaced. 12-point times new Roman Font.
HW--Come with a printed copy of your Epic Poem on Block Day. Submit your Epic Poem to turnitin.com by midnight on Block Day.
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