OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
Paper 5
Revise: Narrative Techniques, Style and the Divine in War LiteratureEmotive language directs our feelings through particular words and details. Homer creates pathos by showing what a death means to survivors. In Book 5, Diomedes kills both sons of the elderly Phaenops, who cannot produce new heirs.
- Revise: The Horror, Glorification and Human Impact of War
Language chosen to arouse feelings such as pity, fear, admiration or outrage.