Which character begs her father to intervene when Odysseus is trapped on an island?
100
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
What is a simile?
100
the ideal conception of a type of character or person; a typical example or model
What is an archetype?
100
He desires to go home more than anything.
When Odysseys says, "Where shall a man find sweetness to surpass his own home and his parents?" What does he mean?
100
a reference to a historically or culturally significant person, place, or thing
What is an allusion?
200
Odysseus
Which character is prideful when he defeats Polyphemus, the cyclops?
200
a Homeric simile
What is another name for an epic simile?
200
Polyphemus, the cyclops
Which character is the outcast archetype in The Odyssey?
200
They want to show thanks to the gods for their survival.
Why do Odysseus and his men make an offering to the gods at the cave of the cyclops?
200
a descriptive phrase expressing a characteristic of a person
What is an epithet?
300
Polyphemus
Which character is blinded by Odysseus and prays for his father to intervene?
300
axhead and eyeball
What two things are compared in this simile?
One sees a white-hot axhead
Plunged in a cold tub, screeching...
just so that eyeball hissed
300
Calypso
Which character is the temptress archetype in The Odyssey?
300
Odysseus thinks quickly and is not easily deceived.
Odysseus says of the cyclops, "He thought he'd find out, but I...answered with a ready lie."
What does this remark suggest about his character?
300
the use of language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery?
400
Calypso
Which character forces Odysseus to say with her for seven years against his wishes?
400
hounds and wolves
What two things are compared in this simile?
Switching their long tails they faced our men
like hounds, who look up at their master...
humbly those wolves fawned on our men
400
Scylla and Charybdis
Name the examples of the creatures in The Odyssey.
400
Weaving was a typical activity for Greek women.
Calypso is seen weaving at her loom. What does this suggest about women in ancient Greece?
400
an epithet
What is this an example of?
I am Laertes' son.
500
King Alcinous
Which character hosts a banquet for Odysseus after he crashes on the shores of his kingdom?
500
sea and cauldron
What two things are compared in this simile?
Charybdis, gore of the salt sea tide
vomited and all the sea was like a cauldron
seething over an intense fire
500
Eumaeus, the swineherd
Which character is the loyal retainer archetype in The Odyssey?
500
He believes he is widely known for his cunning mind.
What does Odysseus mean when he says, "Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war"?
500
imagery
What is this an example of?
When Dawn spread out her fingertips of rose