Figurative Language
What is a simile?
It is figurative language that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as ____ as'.
What character traits would describe the king?
wicked, not good and kind, cunning, evil
The beginning of the story where the characters, setting and problem are introduced is called the ____________.
exposition
How did Perseus and his mom come to be on the island?
They were put into a chest by wicked people and got caught in a fisherman's net.
What is the meaning of the word, loath, from the middle of page 12.
"...and ye many people, I am very loath to show you the Gorgon's head!"
reluctant, hesitant
What is personification?
It is figurative language that gives human qualities to something non-human.
What character trait would describe Perseus?
What is the climax of the myth?
When Perseus cuts off the head of Medusa.
How did Perseus get the location of the Nymphs from the three gray women?
He took their eye when they were passing it.
He kept it until they gave him the informaiton.
What is the meaning of the word, monarch, in the last paragraph of the myth.
"...and all his fierce subjects were no longer anything but the mere images of a monarch and his people."
king/ruler
"...that it shone like the moon at harvest-time."
This is an example of a ______________.
simile
Which character traits would describe the Gorgon's physically?
strange, terrible, dangerous
What type of conflict does the following quote show?
"King Polydecters wanted the head of Medusa with he snaky locks as a bridal gift for the beutiful Princess Hippodamis, and how that he had undertaken to get it for him, abut was afraid of being turned into stone."
internal conflict
Man v. Self
What three items did Perseus get from the Nymphs?
wallet, slippers, and helmet
What tone does the first paragraph have?
The tone the author creates is...
hopeful
concerning
curious
"...the stick seemed to be alive in his hand..."
This is an example of ____________.
personification
Which character traits would describe Hermes?
intelligent, helpful, strange
What type of conflict is the following quote?
"The sword was sharp; the stroke fell like a lightning-flash; and the head of the wicked Medusa tumbled from her body."
Man v. Man
Imagery
What sense does the following quote appeal to.
"...he could hear the rustle of the garment..."
hear/sound
What is the mood of the final paragraph of the myth?
relief
happiness
shock
"...will cut through iron as easily as through the slenderest twig."
This is an example of a __________.
simile
What character traits are used to describe the Nymphs?
young, beautiful, kind
What is the resolution of the myth?
Perseus convinces the king to gather the people that live in the kingdom and ends up turning them all to stone with Medusa's head.
What sense does this example of imagery appeal to?
"...instead of licks of hair, if you can believe me, they had each of them a hundred enormous snakes growing on their heads..."
see/sight
What type of myth is this?
hero myth