Which best defines the word repetition in epic poetry?

a. the recurrence of words and phrases for a specific effect

b. the duplication of main ideas for development

c. the reproduction of images for emphasis

d. the reappearance of characters for a surprise reaction

Option "A" best defines the word repetition in epic poetry:
A. The recurrence of words and phrases for a specific effect.
Epic poetry is a long narrative poem which usually contains the heroic deeds or events. These deeds are commonly linked to a specific nation or culture. Some examples are “Gilgamesh”, “Beowulf”, “Odyssey”. 

A.)

Explanation:

the recurrence of words and phrases for a specific effect

halibut, flounder, tuna, and trout are all fish. so your first answer is 1.) fish. and since fish is edible, your next answer would be 3). edible

to describe those fishes more thoroughly, some of those fishes live in fresh water, and some of the fishes live in salt water, and that is not a thing that they all have in common. the question is asking what is common with all of the fish, so answer choices 2). fresh water and 4). salt water are not right.

innocence can be defined as the lack of sin, relating it with the lack of guilt, also it can be a synonime of naivety. most people agree that sins are made out of experiences, intentionally or not, as well as you stop being naive once certain things happen to you throughout your life. so, with this explained, the chosen answers are:

when the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent.

the loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes.

one way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication.