Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 16 AIL 1506 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Invocation
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The idea
An epic conventionally opens by calling on a muse or goddess to sing the poem through the poet. The glossary has no headword for invocation. Recognising the convention tells you within two lines what kind of poem you are in.
In practice
The poet asks to be sung through.
Where people slip
Two lines identify the genre.
Your place on the trail
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