Comprehension Review - The Aeneid/Hades: Lord of the Dead

What is the effect of the IMAGERY in the below excerpt from The Aeneid?

Grim Charon is the squalid ferryman,

the guardian of these streams, these rivers; his

white hairs lie thick, disheveled on his chin;

his eyes are fires that stare, a filthy mantle

hangs down his shoulder by a knot . . .

• It illustrates the speaker's fears about the boats.

• It shows that the boatman is fearsome and determined.

• It describes the boatman's fear about his duties.

• It illuminates that the speaker is uncertain and troubled.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Read lines 13-27 of The Aeneid and select the effect of the imagery from below.

• If forces readers to consider what their five senses tell them.

• It gives modern readers a deeper understanding of the speaker.

• It uses scare tactics to thrill modern readers.

• It creates a sense of horrific yearning in readers.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What does "swear falsely" mean?

• To cry

• To lie

• To curse

• To scream

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the tone of The Aeneid of Virgil?

• Concerned and calming

• Fearless and questioning

• Grim and wretched

• Ghoulish and emotionless

Answer explanation

Grim means dreadful or horrendous. Wretched means miserable or sad.

So, grim and wretched best describe the tone in the Aeneid of Virgil.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of the phrase "old age in a god is tough and green" in line 12 of The Aeneid?

• Old gods may look weak, but they stay powerful.

• When gods get old, they stop taking care of themselves.

• Old gods may seem powerful, but they are helpless.

• When gods get old, they create terror for everyone.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the effect of the narrator's use of the word "you" throughout the excerpt from Hades: Lord of the Dead?

Answer explanation

It makes the reader feel like they are part of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

In the graphic novel Hades: Lord of the Dead, what is the job of Cerberus?

Answer explanation

His job is to guard the entrance to Hades; he makes sure the dead do not leave the underworld.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

How is Cerberus characterized by both words and illustrations in Hades: Lord of the Dead?

• As loyal and territorial

• As welcoming but fierce

• As frightening and ferocious

• As worrisome but trustworthy

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

According to the description of the crowded shores of Erebus on page 147 in Hades: Lord of the Dead, how do the anonymous dead view the living?

• As nothing at all

• As irresistible objects

• As sad memories

• As water creatures

Answer explanation

It states the dead miss being alive like thirsty miss water.

Water is irresistible to the thirsty, just like the alive are irresistible to the dead.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

What is the author's most likely purpose in telling the story of Hades: Lord of the Dead as a graphic novel?

• To engage a new generation of readers in an ancient story

• To present the story to demonstrate the power of images over words

• To allow readers to play the role of the hero in a mythological story

• To present the story so that it can be more easily adapted into a film

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6