Literary Terms
Pathos
Which rhetorical strategy appeals to emotions and feelings?
conclusion
What is the final section of a composition that summarized an argument or main idea and ends with a send off?
Producing no result or effect
What is futile?
She is pregnant.
Why does Ruth fall at the end of Act 1?
Homer
Who wrote The Odyssey?
Logos
Which rhetorical strategy appeals to logic?
introduction
What is the opening of a composition which presents the main idea, grabs the reader's attention, and ends in a thesis statement?
Deserving of scorn; despicable
What is contemptible?
Walter is a dimensional character, learning from his mistakes.
What does it mean when Lena tells Ruth that Walter has "come in to his manhood"?
Marriage
What does Penelope promise the winner of the contest?
Ethos
Which rhetorical strategy appeals to credibility and ethics?
claim in a CER paragraph
What is a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief that you intend to prove?
not honorable in character or purpose
What is ignoble?
Walter is a lost man. He is desperate to find answers and fix his mistake.
When Walter tells Mama he's going to accept payment from Lindner and "put on the show," what does the reader know?
A fair west wind and a bag containing all the unfavorable, stormy winds.
What two gifts does Aeolus, the wind king, give Odysseus?
Simile
What is a direct comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"?
evidence in a CER paragraph
What is a quote, example, or textual evidence to support your claim?
having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own abilities
What is arrogant?
South side of Chicago
Where does the play take place?
Only Odysseus survives.
After Odysseus' crew eats the cattle on the island of Thrinacia, what happens?
Allusion
What is a reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from history, literature, sports, government, etc.?
reasoning in a CER paragraph
What are the thoughts you write after your concrete details that should link the quotes to your point and further discuss what this one instance means for your claim?
unconventional and slightly strange
What does eccentric mean?
Her family and its ability to survive, a connection to Mama's past, Mama's hope for the future, and her struggles and perseverance.
What all does Mama's plant symbolize?
It is built from the trunk of an olive tree still rooted in the ground and is unmovable.
What is special and unique about he bed Peneope and Odysseus shared in marriage?