Literary Devices
This device repeats words or phrases at the beginning of lines of poetry or grammatical units.
anaphora
In Book 12, Odysseus orders his men to tie him to the mast so he can hear this without steering the ship toward danger.
Sirens’ song
The central idea of the poem suggests that personal growth may require leaving behind harmful voices and choosing this.
one’s own direction
Ishmael Beah was a child soldier during the civil war in this country.
Sierra Leone
This character is the skilled hunter who becomes the target of General Zaroff.
Rainsford
This comparison does not use “like” or “as.”
metaphor
**If Correct Can challenege another member of a different team to a dance off for 1 min**This character faces a problem in Book 1 because suitors are consuming his family’s resources while seeking Penelope’s hand.
Telemachus
In the poem, the journey most strongly symbolizes a person’s movement toward this.
self-understanding and independence
Beah was private about his past because his background might have done this to the other students.
frightened them
General Zaroff begins hunting human beings because he has become bored with hunting these.
animals
This literary device gives human characteristics to something that is not human.
personification
Circe warns Odysseus that the Sirens’ song will tempt sailors to approach them and experience this consequence.
death
**If Correct can steal another teams points**The title “The Unusual Normality” suggests that people may begin to accept strange or difficult conditions as this
ordinary
Rainsford’s main conflict throughout the story is this type of conflict, as he struggles to survive against the island’s environment
man vs nature
**Daily Double** This title combines seemingly contradictory words or ideas, as in “The Unusual Normality.”
oxymoron
This contest in Book 21 helps reveal Odysseus’s identity and advances the plot.
Penelope’s bow contest?
A reader analyzing the poem should understand that the journey’s literal events also communicate this deeper meaning.
extended metaphor
To determine the central idea, a reader should focus on repeated examples showing how characters respond to these.
unusual circumstances
In “The Journey,” the journey functions as this type of comparison for a person’s movement toward self-understanding and independence.
extended metaphor
The three books develop this shared theme: a person’s identity and loyalty are tested through these.
difficult challenges
**Daily Double**The poem’s journey is not merely a trip; it represents this kind of personal change.
personal growth
The title and Beah’s secrecy connect to a central idea about how people can adapt to difficult experiences until they seem this.
normal
Rainsford changes when he begins to understand this experience of the animals he once hunted.
the fear experienced by a hunted animal