Question

Read the passage below and answer the question.

The strife between Odysseus and Achilles, Peleus' son...how once at the gods' lavish feast the captains clashed in a savage war of words, while Agamemnon, lord of armies, rejoiced at heart that Achea's bravest men were battling so. For this was the victory sign that Apollo prophesied at his shrine in Pytho when Agamemnon strode across the rock threshold, asking the oracle for advice – the start of the tidal waves of ruin tumbling down on Troy's and Achea's forces, both at once thanks to the will of Zeus who rules the world.


This is an example of which epic convention?
A.lengthy speech digression
B.epic
C.simile
D.invocation

Answer 1

A.lengthy speech digression

Usually a digression like this is used to recap parts of the story that were told earlier, to remind the audience of character traits and events that happened. Typically the recapped pieces of the story are told so that the next part makes more sense.