Characterization
When the author communicates what a character is like through their inner thoughts, conversations, actions, and effects on others.
What is indirect characterization?
When Zeus struck Odysseus's ship, he experienced an instance of ___________ type of conflict.
What is character vs. supernatural?
When Odysseus starts a story with, "I am Laertes's son," Homer is writing in the _________________ perspective.
What is first person?
"Odysseus is as wily as a fox" is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is a simile?
The name of the nymph who had trapped Odysseus for seven years.
Who is Calypso?
When the author directly tells the reader about a character.
What is direct characterization?
When Odysseus had to brave and fight his fear when descending into the Underworld, he was experiencing _____________ type of conflict.
What is character vs. self conflict?
When Homer writes about Odysseus fighting the stories in the present time by saying, "He shot an arrow from his bow..." Homer is writing in the ______________ perspective?
What is third person?
“A weathered mountain lion steps into a clearing, confident in his strength, eyes glowing. The wind and rain have let up, and he’s hunting cattle, sheep, or wild deer; but is hungry enough to jump the stone walls of the animal pens. So Odysseus advanced upon these ringleted (curly haired) girls.” is an example of this kind of figurative langauge.
What is an epic/homeric simile?
The name of the person who encourages Odysseus to begin retelling his adventures.
Who is King Alcinous?
“Who is considered by many to be a witch” (Homer 1224).
This is an example of _________ characterization.
What is direct characterization?
When Odysseus fought against the suitors, Odysseus experienced _______ type of conflict.
What is character vs. character conflict?
"The fresh aroma of the burning cedar smoke filled in the air" is an imagery evoking one's sense of....
What is smell?
“A man who has been in the fields all day with his wooden plow and wine-faced oxen longs for supper and welcomes the sunset that sends him homeward with weary knees, so welcome to Odysseus was the evening sun.”
This quote is comparing these two things.
What are a tired man in a field and a tired Odysseus?
What is Polyphemus?
“Adding her own vile pinch, to make them lose desire of or thought of our dear father land… bodies, voices, heads, and bristles, all swinish now, though minds still unchanged” (Homer 1225)
What is Homer saying in this example of indirect characterization?
What is...this shows that Circe is not a small, fragile woman/Goddess; however, she is a strong and powerful witch who shouldn’t be taken lightly. This also shows how smart (or evil/wicked) she is as she pretends that she is weak and welcomes them into her cave, tricking the men. While all along, she was putting her plan into action.
When a character faces a problem that exists outside of their being, they are experiencing ___________ conflict.
What is external?
Techniques writers use to evoke imagery in a reader (at least three).
What are vivid verbs, dialogue, strong adjectives, and comparisons?
“A gull patrolling between the wave crests of the desolate sea will dip to catch a fish, and douse his wings; no higher above the whitecaps Hermes flew until the distant island lay ahead." This epic simile compares these two things.
What is a gull and Hermes?
Who is Persephone?
What are three examples of Odysseus being an epic hero?
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When a character faces a problem that comes from within, they are facing _________ conflict.
What is internal?
When writing a theme statement, you do NOT want your theme statement written in the ____________ perspective, or using the pronoun_____________.
What is second person and what is you?
“It was just like an octopus pulled out of its hole. With pebbles stuck to its tentacles, Odysseus’ strong hands clinging to the rocks until the skin was ripped off.”
Homer is trying to communicate this idea in his epic simile.
What is Odysseus's super strong grip on the rocks?
The opening lines to Book 1 of the Odyssey.
What is "Sing me in O muse and tell me a story of...."