Published in 1931, considered Woolf's most experimental work. Contains six characters speaking ambiguous soliloquies. Narratives span characters' lives through childhood to adulthood. Features nine brief coastal scenes from sunrise to sunset
Published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf, containing 26 prose poetry fables. Translated into over 100 languages, never out of print. Sold over nine million copies in American edition by 2012. First printing sold 1,159 copies, doubling in demand each year
Written in Old English during 10th century AD in England. Part of The Exeter Book, translated by R.M. Liuzza. Contains 53 lines in one stanza
Exaggeration makes something worse or better than it really is. Overstatement slightly exaggerates to convey meaning. Hyperbole is extreme, impossible exaggeration
Epic is a long, narrative poem telling stories through poetry conventions. Roots in oral tradition, predating written word. First written epic was Virgil's The Aeneid about Trojan War
Great speeches must have masterful style, substance, and impact. Style should be beautiful to hear and read. Substance must appeal to audience's values and ideals. Impact should persuade and change hearts