Monsters
Gods
Oh, Odysseus
Vocabulary/Figurative Language
Characterization
100

Witch goddess that turns Odysseus' men into pigs and gives him advice about the Sirens

Who is Circe?

100

The goddess that who helps Odysseus thought his journey (Goddess of Wisdom and War)

Who is Athena?

100
After eating these fruits, Odysseus' men no longer wish to go home
What are the lotus flowers?
100
A long poem, typically derived from oral tradition
What is an epic?
100

What's the difference between indirect and direct characterization?

Indirect: The author shows the character's personality and apprence through their actions, speech, and thoughts (The author doesn't tell the reader directly)

Direct: The author tells the reader a character's traits explicitly (Ex: He was confident and smart.)

200
The most beautiful goddess of all who kept Odysseus for 7 years
Who is Calypso?
200
This god is out to get Odysseus to avenge his son's injury
Who is Poseidon?
200

Odysseus' Wife

Who is Penelope?

200

When an author explicitly states a character's traits, personality, or appearance to the reader.

What is Direct Characterization?

200

The Cyclops has one eye, is a shepard, and is as giant. This is an example of what kind of characterization?

What is Direct Characterization?

300
Maidens with beautiful singing voices and cause men to steer their ships off course
Who are Sirens?
300
The god of the underworld
Who is Hades?
300
For how long is Odysseus away from home?
What is 20 years?
300

The Cyclops's eye is described as "blazing like a blacksmith's fire." This is an example of what figurativelanguage?

What is a simile?

300

Odysseus' plan to tell the Cyclops his name is "Nobody" shows what trait?

What is cleverness?

400
Poseidon's son
Who is Cyclops?
400

Odysseus prays to this Goddess for inspiration in book 1 (She's Zeus' daughter)

Who is the Muse of Poetry?

400
This is Odysseus' son who waits at home in Ithaca for his return
Who is Telemachus?
400

When an author reveals a character's personality through their actions, speech, and other behaviors instead of stating it directly.

What is indirect characterization?

400

What is a trait of Odysseus that you've noticed and what is an example of when he showed it?

Ex: Pride (He yelled back to the Cyclops when they were back on the ship)

500
A giant whirlpool/maelstrom
Who is Charybdis?
500

The God of Sun (Odysseus' crew steal his cows)

Who is Helios?

500

The island that Odysseus and his men raid (they get attacked by their army)

Who are the Cicones?

500

The use "rosy-fingered dawn" is an example of what figurative language? 

What is personification?

500

What characteristic does this quote reveal about Odysseus?

"My men came pressing ound me pleading: 'Why not take the cheeses...and make a run for it?' 

How sound that was! Yet I refused. I wished to see the caveman..."

What is curiosity?

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