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What is the name of the beggar who bullies Odysseus and challenges him to a fight?
Irus
Which of the suitors, if any, were able to string Odysseus' bow?
None
Beggar (Odysseus) to one of the suitors: “You seem like a sensible lad. Why not quit the company of these vultures? Mark my words: if you keep on like this, some catastrophe will happen to you.
What figurative Language is shown in the italicized words?
Metaphor
What happens when Penelope tells Eumaeus to bring the beggar (Odysseus) to her?
Eumaeus returns with Odysseus so he can tell his tale to her
Who throws a stool at Odysseus (the beggar) when he enters the dining hall of the suitors?
Antinous (leader of the suitors)
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What was Odysseus wearing when he left for the Trojan war?
A purple cloak, a fine tunic, and a gold brooch
Eumaeus talking about Argos: “Old age and misery are his masters now. He’s waited almost twenty years for Odysseus to return”.
What figurative Language is shown in the italicized words?
Personification
How does Eurycleia (one of Penelope’s maids) know the beggar is actually Odysseus?
She sees the scar on his leg from a boar’s tusk.
Who is the first suitor that Odysseus kills?
Antinous
Why was the other beggar scared to fight Odysseus (beggar)?
When Odysseus took off his shirt, he saw Odysseus was really built and strong
In Penelope’s dream, Odysseus appears as an eagle who kills 20 geese (suitors).
What type of figurative language or literary device is this?
Foreshadowing
What do Eumaeus and Phioletius do when Odysseus reveals himself to them showing his scar?
They bow down in loyalty then lock and guard the palace doors.
whose life is NOT spared by Odysseus and Telemachus due to his disloyalty?
Priest
Why does Antinous want to delay the contest of stringing and drawing Odysseus’ bow?
That day is Apollo’s sacred holiday and no bow should be drawn.
Penelope says: “There are two gates by which a dream may enter: One of shiny ivory, one of plain horn” (Hinds 196).This is a type of literary imagery/metaphor.
Through which gate do dreams come true?
Plain Horn
How does Melanthius get weapons from the storeroom for the suitors?
Telemachus leaves the door open
Who joins Odysseus and Telemachus in the battle against the townspeople?
Laertes (Odysseus' dad)
What does Theoclymenus see as the suitors laugh hysterically which makes him leave the palace quickly?
He sees a vision of a blood-covered roof.
Mentor says to Odysseus' father:
Laertes, son of Arcesius, dearest of all my comrades!
What type of figurative language is this?
Epithet
What happens when Odysseus and Argos make eye contact?
Argos realizes it is Odysseus returned at last and finally he can pass away in peace