The Odyssey Vocabulary PreQuiz

a series of experiences that give knowledge or understanding to someone

• myth

• homeric simile

• odyssey

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

traditional stories, rooted in a particular culture, that explain a belief, ritual, or mysterious natural phenomenon

• myth

• homeric simile

• adversity

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

long narrative poems that tell of the adventures of heroes that embody the values of their cultures

• formidable

• epic

• adversity

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

a reflection of the hero's best or worst qualities

• formidable

• tulmult

• alter ego

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

compare heroic or epic events to simple and easily understandable everyday events

• adversary

• homeric simile

• rhapsode

hardship; great misfortune

• adversary

• ravage

• adversity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"singers of tales" or historians and entertainers who told myths

• adversary

• ravage

• rhapsode

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

large supply; abundance

• profusion

• ravage

• ardor

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

awe-inspiring by reason, excellent; strikingly impressive

• ravage

• formidable

• ardor

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

bitter hatred; ill will

• ravage

• adversary

• rancor

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4