Epic Simile
Vocabulary
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faced our men like hounds, who look up to their master. Humbly those wolves and lions with mighty paws fawned on our men- who met their yellow eyes and feared them.
What is the epic simile in book 10 lines 6-11? (Hint: wolves and lions)
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charming; pleasing (adj.)
What is the definition to beguiling?
100
Lotus
Who ate the flower who made one forget?
200
A gull patrolling between the wave crests of the desolate sea will dip to catch fish, and douse his wings; no higher above the whitecaps.
What is the epic simile in lines 9-12, book 5? (Hint: Hermes)
200
in a hateful way; horribly (adv.)
What does abominably mean?
200
b. kept Odysseus captive on her island
Who was Calypso? Say all that apply a. goddess of wisdom b. kept Odysseus captive on her island c. daughter of Zeus d. assists Odysseus home
300
So with our brand we bored that great eye socket while blood ran out around the red hot bar.
What is the epic simile in book 9, lines 292-297?
300
heavy in a clumsy way; bulky (adj.)
What is the definition to ponderous?
300
Alcinous
Who was the Phoecian king, and assisted Odysseus home?
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plunged and wrung in a cold tub, screeching steam- the way that eyeball hissed around the spike.
What is the epic simile in book 9, lines 299-303?
400
the act of being in serious, reflective thought (n.)
What does meditation mean?
400
Odysseus son
Who was Telemachus?
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great length, that it goes on for several lines
What is an epic simile?
500
a sense of approaching evil (n.)
What is the definition to foreboding?
500
The sun
Who was Lord Helios?
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