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This 15 page paper analyzes Derek Walcott's book, Omeros. Analyzed for theme, symbolism, irony, characterization, post colonial impact, and epic comparison to Homer's Illiad and Odyssey. Quots cited from texts. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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And yet, the epic form is not new. The classic form, the characteristics of the form lend themselves quite well to the poet in further his goals. Such can be
said to be the case for Derek Walcotts Epic poem, Omeros. BRIEF SYNOPSIS Set in the Caribbean around the island of St. Lucia the reader finds Achille, Philoctete, Hector and
Omeros, accompanied and enticed by a woman named, Helen. This tale moves from the ancient past to the present here and now, paralleling the lives of these characters as they
interact with one another. One might find this sort of head hopping jarring, but Walcotts use of the narrative poem, or the epic poem, format allows for this shifting
to occur. The use of fragmentation in the modern scenes is directly juxtaposed with the more formal language of the scenes from Ancient Greece. Therefore, the transitions are handled with
skill and ease by both reader and writer. The classic love triangle serves as the propelling conflict in this poem, while the narrator is both a part of their
time and set apart from it. In the end, the narrator, torn by the loss of love, finally finds blind Omeros and through his contact with Omeros rediscovers his own
spiritual awakening. CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EPIC POEM: Epic poems all share similar characteristics which define them as such. For example, most epic poems are very long in length and
are generally told by a narrator or unnamed guide. The topics are generally serious and cover some or many elements of the human condition. Most epic poems have heroes
who are larger than life and follow a classic archetype. It can be said that the hero is someone who lived by a certain moral code, or set of rules
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