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Literary Elements
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Who are the Lotus Eaters
people who eat a drug, lotus.
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Which monster eats six of Odysseus's best men?
Scylla
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How long was Odysseus gone?
20 years
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Who helps Odysseus fight the suitors?
Telemachus and two servants.
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What is an external conflict?
When a character is fighting against another character, nature, society, or any external force.
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What does Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name is and how does this help him later?
Nohbdy, the Cyclops calls out "nobody is hurting me" when Odysseus pokes out his eye.
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Why does Helios get angry at Odysseus's men?
They eat his prized cattle.
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Who is the goddess helping Odysseus, and how does she help him?
Athena helps him by disguising him as an old beggar.
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Who does Odysseus first kill and how does he do it?
Antinous, he shoots and arrow through his throat.
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What is indirect characterization?
When an author "shows" you a character trait indirectly, through the character's speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, or looks. The reader has to draw their own conclusions about the character trait.
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How do Odysseus and his men escape the Cyclops's cave?
They tie themselves to the bellies of sheep and sneak out.
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How does Odysseus deal with the Sirens?
He puts wax in his men's ears and ties himself to his ship's mast.
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What does it take for Telemachus to recognize Odysseus?
Athena makes him look younger, and Odysseus explains that Athena is helping him.
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Why does Athena have to intervene at the very end.
To stop Antinous's family from attacking Odysseus.
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What is an internal conflict?
A conflict within a character's mind, such as indecision.
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Who does Homer call on for inspiration?
the Muse
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Why does Odysseus decide to land of Helios's island? Why do they end up staying?
His men are tired and want dry land to rest on. They stay because of a storm.
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How does Penelope delay her marriage to a suitor?
She says she will marry one when she finishes weaving a funeral shroud, but she unweaves it every night.
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What does Eurymachus do to try to stop a fight?
He tries to convince Odysseus that Antinous was their leader and now that he's dead they will all leave in peace and repay what they ate plus more.
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What is direct characterization?
When the author 'tells' you about a character. They directly state a character trait.
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What happens when Odysseus tells the Cyclops his name.
The Cyclops calls on his father Poseidon to curse Odysseus. This prevents him from getting home quickly.
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What does Zeus do to Odysseus and his men and what happens after?
Zeus destroys them and their ship with a lightning bolt. Odysseus then drifts to Calypso's island.
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What is the two-part challenge Penelope devises for the suitors?
1. String Odysseus's bow. 2. Shoot an arrow through twelve ax heads.
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How does Penelope know that Odysseus is really Odysseus?
He knows that their bed was made from the trunk of a tree.
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What are some characteristics of an epic poem
An epic hero, great deeds, a vast setting, and it explains the period's history, culture, and mythology.
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