Characters 1
Who is Menelau's wife?
Helen
Who is the King of Mycenae who summoned Odysseus to the Trojan War?
Agamemnon
What does it mean to give human traits to non-human things?
Personification
What is noisy fighting?
Brawling
What is a wooden device used for weaving cloth?
loom
What is the first element that is used to define an epic?
In medias res- starts in the middle of things
Who is an old man, a member of the council of Ithaka, and a friend of Telemachus
Mentor
Who is Odysseus's father?
Laertes
What is a phrase with a fiigurative meaning?
Idiom
Disconsolate is another word for what?
sad
What does it mean to be able to manage or handle oneself?
fare
What is the second element that is used to define an epic?
a hero of unbelievable stature
Who is Odysseys's son; now 20 years old?
Telemachus
Who is Odysseus's wife; actively mourns him daily?
Penelope
What is a direct comparison using either "like" or "as"?
Simile
What is a name for a poet or musician?
minstrel
What is an object or element that represents another?
Symbolism
What is the third element that is used to define an epic?
deeds of superhuman strength or bravery
Who is the King of Ithaka; has not been seen or heard from since the Trojan war?
Odysseus
Who is the King of Sparta?
Menelaus
What is the central struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot?
Conflict
What is an early hint or warning about events that will happen later?
Foreshadowing
If a person is renowned, they are what?
famous
What is the fourth element that is used to define an epic?
a vast setting
Who is the wooer that threatens to kill Odysseus if he returns?
Leocritus
Who is the Greek hero that Odysseus persuaded to join the Trojan war?
Achilles
What is a direct comparison without using "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
What is another word for delayed?
tarried
To bring good tidings means to what?
bring good news
What is the fifth element that is used to define an epic?
supernatural forces
Who is Telemachus' childhood nurse?
Eurycleia
Who is the grey-eyed goddess; friend of Telemachus?
Athene
What is an exaggeration not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis?
Hyperbole
What is another word for toils?
struggles
What is another name for men who want to marry?
wooers
What is the sixth and seventh element that is used to define an epic?
written in an elevated style
written by an objective author