Grammar
This is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or gives additional information about it
What is an appositive?
The story of book 9 in which Odysseus recounts his experiences to King Alcinius
What is a flashback?
Phot/Phos
What is light?
What is a flashback?
The author of The Odyssey
Who is Homer?
Word formed from a verb that functions as an adjective
What is a participle?
Polyphemus' father
Who is Poseidon?
Spec/Spect
To look at
This device compares two things using like or as and is extended for several lines. Usually found in epics.
What is an Epic Simile or Homeric Simile?
This character trait best describes Odyessus
What is clever?
This is the part of the sentence that is being described when an appositive or participle is being used
What is a modifier?
How does Odysseus trick Polyphemus and avoids being killed by the other cyclopes?
He tells him his name is Nobody.
Nunc
to announce
In the middle of things
What is in medias res?
This is a character that changes significantly from the beginning of the story to the end.
What is a complex character?
Appositive or Participle: "Trevor placed the frozen enchiladas on the counter in front of Benjamin."
Participle
Why is the wine important to book 9?
It gets Polyphemus drunk, allowing the men to blind him so they can escape.
Ple
to fill
This is the way the author sets up the story or text.
What is text structure?
The reason a character acts
What is character motivation?
Step 1: Evaluate the suffix.
Step 2: Determine if the word is a verb
Step 3: Determine if it modifies a noun or pronoun
What are steps to identifying a participle?
He tells Polyphemus his name when he escapes
Give an example using the stem "form"
-Misinformation
-Reform
-Formative
This is a phrase that renames characters: Example "Athena, the clear-eyed goddess."
What is an epithet?
The technical term for excessive pride or self-confidence?
What is hubris?