The Iliad
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Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 Book 6 Book 7 Book 8 Book 9 Book 10 Book 11 Book 12 Book 13 Book 14 Book 15 Book 16 Book 17 Book 18 Book 19 Book 20 Book 21 Book 22 Book 23 Book 24
Themes
All Themes Honor and Glory The Gods Fate and Free Will Wartime Versus Peacetime Mortality Love and Friendship
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Characters
All Characters Achilles Hector Zeus Agamemnon Hera Thetis Paris
Symbols
All Symbols The Shield of Achilles Zeus’ Eagle
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Ethos Flashbacks Foil Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Logos Metaphors Mood Motifs Pathos Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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The Iliad Literary Devices

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