The Odyssey (Terms)

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An epic is a narrative __________ that tells a story in verse and is usually taken from history or legend.

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poem

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What are "extended comparisons that go on for several lines that compare something a Greek god, goddess, or epic hero does to something ordinary at the time"?

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epic simile

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An epic hero is a character of great strength and courage who undertakes a difficult _______________.

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journey

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An epithet is a brief descriptive phrase that emphasizes an important characteristic of a person or thing. Which of the following is an example of an epithet? Options: the faithful Penelope, Odysseus is a brave warrior, I once met a cat named Garfield, Snoopy is Charlie Brown's best friend

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the faithful Penelope

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Which term is the following an example of: "She felt like a shipwrecked mariner, when the stout ship has been driven before the storm and smashed by the heavy waves, but a few have escaped by swimming. How glad they are to see land at last, to get out of the water and stand upon solid ground…"

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Epic Simile

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Which of the following Epithets and their explanations is accurate?
Bright-Eyed Athena- she shows wisdom and clarity in her actions
Poseidon Seabluehair- His hair reflect the sky that he rules over
Zeus Cloudgatherer- His clouds bring darkness to the Underworld
Odysseus King of Ithaca- His only goal in life is to become a king and rule with an iron fist

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Bright-Eyed Athena- she shows wisdom and clarity in her actions

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An epic hero

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is helped or harmed by the gods

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Which of the following is not an example of Metis in the story:
Odysseus giving a false name to the cyclops,
Odysseus telling the cyclops that the rest of his ships had been destroyed and they are the only survivors,
Odysseus calling back to the cyclops to tell him his name, where he's from, etc. after blinding him,
Odysseus and his men hiding under the sheep so that they could escape the cyclops' cave

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Odysseus calling back to the cyclops to tell him his name, where he's from, etc. after blinding him

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Which term is the following an example of: "In a smithy one sees a white-hot axehead or an adze plunged and wrung in a cold tub, screeching steam--the way they make soft iron hale and hard--just so that eyeball hissed around the spike."

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Epic Simile

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The author's attitude towards the audience, the subject, or the characters; Odysseus' choice to say, "You yellow dogs.." to the suitors when he reveals himself adds to this.

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tone