Tone and Imagery
The tone of The Aeneid excerpt is best described as this...
Grim
Charon's main duty is this...
Ferryman who carries souls across the river.
The river in both texts represents this archetype...
A boundary between life and death
Why was Hades: Lord of the Dead told as a graphic novel?
To engage a new generation of readers.
Which text describes the Danaides and Ixion?
Hades: Lord of the Dead
The imagery of the whirlpool conveys this feeling...
Tone of disgust
The description of Charon's eyes shows what effect?
They burn like fire, making him frightening.
Ixion's flaming wheel is a symbol of this...
External punishment
What effect does the narrator's use of 'you' in Hades have?
It makes the reader feel part of the story.
Which text describes 'high-hearted stripped of life'?
The Aeneid
The effect of imagery in lines 13-27 of The Aeneid...
Creates a sense of horror and awe.
How is Cerberus portrayed in Hades: Lord of the Dead?
Frightening and ferocious
The Danaides filling up a bathtub symbolizes what?
endless suffering
Which medium uses more descriptive imagery to create tone?
The Aeneid (epic poem)
Who explains who may be carried across the River Styx?
The priestess in The Aeneid.
What does the imagery describing Charon's appearance show about him?
He is fearsome and determined.
Which text uses Charon as a wise mentor figure?
Neither- he is not a mentor archetype
Depicting Hades as a shadowy villain uses which archetype?
The embodiment of evil
Which medium combines visuals with words for characterization?
Hades: Lord of the Dead (graphic novel)
How do the anonymous dead view the living in Hades?
As sad memories
The phrase "old age in a god is tough and green" means this...
Aging takes a toll on gods, but they are still powerful
Why do teeming hordes wait on the shores in both texts?
They are dead souls awaiting passage across the river.
The symbolic importance of the river is what?
It represents transition to the afterlife, spreading mortal and eternal worlds
Which archetypcal setting appears in both?
The river Styx
Which theme is revealed through the contrasting portrayals of the Underworld?
death as fearful