VOCABULARY
The main idea of an essay
When Odysseus begins to tell his story to the king, this is the literary technique being used
Flashback
Lures men with singing; turns Odysseus's men into pigs
Circe
This is the first person Odysseus revealed his true identity to
Telemachus
This was the secret of Penelope and Odysseus's bed
It could not be moved
Narrative writing
Odysseus's encounter with the Cyclops shows that he is
creative
This was Odysseus's dog
Argos
This event destroyed Odysseus's men and ship
His men slaughtered and ate the cows of Helios.
Odysseus offers a prayer to this Greek god as he prepares to fire the bow
Apollo
Proof
Evidence
This is the overall message about life in a literary work
theme
This was Odysseus's wife
Odysseus told the Cyclops his name was ________.
Nobody
This is what Elepenor asks Odyssues to do for him when Odysseus visits the land of the dead
Give him a proper burial
Information that backs up a point
Supporting details
The episode in the story with Odysseus's dog Argos demostrates this theme
loyalty
He was a great warrior and sailor
Odysseus
Odysseus told Telemachus to do this when he returned to the manor
Hide all the weapons and shields
This is how Odysseus injured the Cyclops
Poke his eye out
Something that gets the readers attention at the beginning of an essay
Hook
protagonist
This was Odysseus's mother
Anticleas
Odysseus did this to encourage his men as they battled Scylla and Charybdis
Encouraged them
This is the blind poet who wrote The Odyssey
Homer