Answer:
Assuming the title and author thing is referring to The Odyssey and not your essay:
Title: The Odyssey
Author: Homer, a Greek writer
Genre: epic poem
(an epic poem is a poem that tells a story, by the way).
Gist: It tells the story of Odysseus, a corageous warrior. He is trying to go back to his home, Ithaca, but the sea god Poseidon is upset at him and makes his journey difficult.
I hope this is what you were looking for :)
