first, i would like to preemptvely say, "no", to anyone who suggests i should be posting in the study hall. no one looks in there.

what is the part that follows a character's introduction called? for example, you find it often in ancient greek literature and mythology: "odysseus the son of pain". so what is the bolded part called? i learned it way back in ap english, but i can't remember right now.

3/14/2009 12:35:51 PM

superchevy! long time no see no homo

3/14/2009 12:37:08 PM

hello... not josh?

3/14/2009 12:39:17 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithets

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonomasia

non-english major's guess

3/14/2009 1:46:17 PM

epitath..and i am pretty sure i spelled it incorrectly

[Edited on March 14, 2009 at 2:19 PM. Reason : .]

3/14/2009 2:19:12 PM

I'm thinking surname

same thing as a title right

3/14/2009 2:21:39 PM

I dub thee Jimmy Ray, Bastard of Georgia

yeah, pretty sure that's a surname

3/14/2009 2:24:44 PM

Are you looking for the grammatical term for it? If so, it's called an appositive. An appositive gives extra information about the noun in a sentence.

For example: Miss Jones, my teacher, was very strict when assigning us lots of homework.

Hope this helps

3/14/2009 2:35:22 PM

epiteth is the answer

3/14/2009 2:44:00 PM

it's an epithet if it's how they are formally known, as in billy the kid or helen of troy, or a pimp named slickback

it's an appositive if the extra information is simply for clarification, and not part of the subject's permanent identity.

3/14/2009 2:58:44 PM

Quote :

"a pimp named slickback"

actually, this is his entire name, so it's not an epithet. just fyi.

3/14/2009 3:06:21 PM

epithet, holmes

3/14/2009 3:10:03 PM

3/14/2009 4:22:56 PM

thanks, t-dub. y'all are the bestest.

3/15/2009 4:37:27 PM