Theme
Why is "Karma" one of the themes in the story?
Karma is one of the themes because after Odysseus escapes the Cyclops he comes to a land and Odysseus finds out he will not have the best life.
What is the exposition in the story?
Odysseus ends up in the land of the dead.
what does Fathomless mean?
Incapable of being fathomed or understood
What does Strait mean?
A narrow waterway between two pieces of land that connects two large bodies of water
How does the poet signal a shifting mood?
a. He changes the setting
b. He reveals Odysseus' fear
c. He describes darkening weather
d. He indicates circle predicted the future
a. He changes the setting
Why is "Respect the dead" one of the themes in the story?
Respect the dead is one of the themes because Odysseus did not bury one of his friends and when he saw him in the land of dead sad and unmourned, Odysseus was filled with regret.
What is the rising action in the story?
Odysseus sees his dead friend and promises to bury him, and then he sees his dead mother
What does Mariner mean?
A person who navigates or helps navigate a ship
What does Bereft mean?
left without the possession or use of something
The second stanza supports which theme?
a. Death rewards bravery
b. Death punishes the guilty
c. Death comes equally to everyone
d. Death treats each person uniquely
c. Death comes equally to everyone
why is "Sacrifice" one of the themes?
Sacrifice is one of the themes because Odysseus men's fate is to be sacrificed to get home; Odysseus must make sacrifices to get home and live a long life
What is the climax in the story?
Odysseus sees Tiresias.
What does Ignoble mean?
Dishonorable
What does Insolent mean?
showing lack of respect for ran of authority; disrespect
Based on the context, what is a shade
a. A ghost c. A memory
b. A monster d. a shadow
a. A ghost
Why is "death comes equally" to everyone one of the themes?
Death comes equally to everyone is one of the themes because even those who are “brides and young men, and men grown old in pain, and tender girls whose hearts were new to grief” all are dead.
What is the falling action in the story?
Tiresias tells Odysseus of the good and bad waiting to happen in his future.
What does Anguish mean?
Great pain (mentally or physically)
What does Atone mean?
Make amends; to put right
Eleanor's request represents which Greek cultural Value?
a. The importance of religion
b. The importance of hospitality
c. The importance of masculinity
a. The importance of religion
What is the resolution in the story?
Tiresias says that Odysseus will be well respected when he is old.
What does Rancor mean?
The feeling of bitterness and anger
What does each ghost represents.
Anticlea represents Odysseus' past
Elpenor represents Odysseus' present
Tiresias represents Odysseus' future