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西洋文學概論 week three

      1. 羅馬數字

One→Ⅰ

Five→Ⅴ

Ten→Ⅹ

Fifty→L

Hundred→C

Five hundred→D

Thousand→M

逢四逢九減一

2. summarize—總結、概述

3. gen: birth；beginning

ex. gene—biology : a part of a cell that controls or influences the appearance, growth, etc., of a living thing

ex. generation—a group of people born and living during the same time；the people in a family born and living during the same time；the average length of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their children

ex. generator—something that produces something; especially : a machine that produces electricity

4.    in medias res

     definition: in or into the middle of a narrative or plot

     origin: Latin, literally, into the midst of things

5.    bard—a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds(吟遊詩人)

6.    epic—telling a story about a hero or about exciting events or adventures；very great or large and usually difficult or impressive

7.    homeric epithet

8.    genre

9.    exposition → climax

                   → fallings action

                   → resolution