VOCABULARY
Writing that provides information
Informative writing
This person:
* has superhuman strength, confidence, and craftiness
* embraces ideas and values a culture considers. admirable
* gods help or hinder him/her
* emerges victorious from perilous situations
Epic hero
She keeps Odysseus captive on her island for 7 years.
Calypso
Calypso offered Odysseus this if he would stay with her on her island.
Immortality
Paradise
This is why Poseidon sought revenge on Odysseus
He had harmed Poseidon's son
Writing that seeks to change a person's belief
Argumentative writing
This involves a long journey full of complications such as strange creatures, divine intervention, large scale events, and treacherous weather
Epic plot
This was Odysseus's father
Laertes
This is how long Odysseus was away from his family
20 years
This is one way in which Athena helped Odysseus
* asked Zeus to intervene and make Calypso release Odysseus
* calmed the townspeople who wanted to kill him after the suitors were killed
*. show her shield during the battle with the suitors
Asking your audience to do something related to your topic
Call to action
This features exotic or fascinating lands and involves more than one nation.
Epic setting
This was the first suitor killed and the leader of the suitors.
Antinous
This was the reason for the bow contest
Penelope knew none of the suitors would be able to bend, string, and fire Odysseus's' bow.
This one way Hermes helped Odysseus
* gave Odysseus a plant that prevented Odysseus from being affected by Circe's singing
* took message from Zeus to Calypso to release Odysseus
Words that help writing move smoothly from one topic to another
Transition words
The reflects timeless concerns, such as courage, loyalty, honor, life, death, etc.
Epic theme
This was Odysseus's son
Telemachus
This is why Penelope forced Odysseus to reveal the secret of the bed.
She has encountered frauds with the suitors and had to make sure Odysseus was true.
This is one way Zeus helped Odysseus
Ordered Calypso to release Odysseus
Make sense; work together
An epic is a long, narrative __________.
Poem
Polyphemus, the one-eyed son of Poseidon
Cylcops
This is how Odysseus proved his identity to the swineherd and the cowherd
A hunting scar on his leg
This is one way Zeus hindered Odysseus
He destroyed Zeus's ship and men with a thunderbolt after Odysseus men slaughted and ate the cattle of Helios