The Odyssey
The homeland our intrepid hero wishes to return to
Ithaca
The infamous Capulet party takes place in this act and scene
Act 1, Scene V
to give human characteristics to something decidedly not human
person, place, or thing
Noun
Harrison Bergeron rebels against the tyrannical rule of this state official
The Handicapper General
The witch who offers first strife and then advice
Circe
Romeo's dear cousin and fast friend
Benvolio
Comparison that doesn't use like or as
End punctuation to show heightened emotion or importance
Exclamation point
To put another's ideas in your own words
Paraphrase
A loyal tender of swine for his long absent master
Eumaeus
In the first act of the play, theatrical Mercutio had much to say about this mythical character
Queen Mab
A specific type of comparison that spans across several lines of epic poetry
Epic Simile, or Homeric Simile
The kind of sentence that asks a question
Interrogative
To condense a piece of writing into key points, or main ideas, to give an overview or general understanding
Summarize
The war Odysseus originally left to fight so many years ago
The Trojan War
Master of ceremonies and sealer of fates; the adult in the room
Friar Laurence
Intentionally speaking with exaggeration for literary effect
Hyperbole
Recieves the action of a verb
Object (Direct)
Greek word for an appeal to one's sense of emotion
Pathos
Penelope rest and test with this important item
Odysseus and Penelope's bed
This spurned man stands high in the social circles of Verona
Paris
A reference to another famous literary moment or historical note
Allusion
Semi-Colon
Type of poetry where the first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase
Acrostic poem