Definitions
Hints at things to come
What is foreshadowing?
Odysseus' son
This is a trait Odysseus and Penelope share
Clever
What is foreshadowing?
The first step of the hero's journey where Odysseus is just hanging out at the King of Ithaca.
What is the ordinary world?
The readers know something one or more characters do not
What is dramatic irony?
Odysseus' dog
Who is Argus?
In an example of this term, Harry Potter is delivered to his aunt and uncles house as a baby. The characters in the scene perform different acts of magic before leaving. Harry grows up unaware that he comes from magical parents.
What is dramatic irony?
This part of the hero's journey happens when Odysseus kills all of the suitors.
What is the Supreme Ordeal?
The three effects created by using different plot structure devices
What is mystery, tension, and surprise?
The most annoying suitor
Who is Antinous?
This character disguises Odysseus as an old beggar
Who is Athena?
In an example of this term, the TV show LOST frequently switches from the survivors of the plane crash trying to live on the island to scenes from their lives before the crash.
What is flashback?
This is the amount of step in the hero's journey.
What is 12?
The story goes back in time to something from the past
What is flashback?
The swineherd servant
Euameus
This character gives us our one flashback explaining how they outsmarted the people trying to take advantage of them?
Who is Penelope?
In an example of this term, the movie Forest Gump begins with Forest on a bench. Then his journey is told through a series of flashbacks as he speaks with strangers.
What is "in media res"?
Athena fulfills this role for the epic hero, Odysseus.
What is the mentor?
a story structure in which the writer includes two or more separate narratives linked by a common character, event, or theme
The suitor who tries to bargain with Odysseus
Who is Eurymachus?
Odysseus prays to this god of archery to help him win Penelope's challenge
Who is Apollo?
In an example of this term, the TV show Game of Thrones, follows several different characters, including the members of the Stark family as they all try to stay alive and some try to take the throne. These characters are all tied together
What is "parallel plots"?
Part of a hero's journey is overcoming challenges. What are 5 challenges Odysseus encounters in part II of the story?
1. There are a great number of suitors
2. His dog dies
3. He has to pass the bow and arrow test
4. Penelope's test about moving the bed
5. His physical transformations make his family doubt he is truly Odysseus