The Odyssey/Greek Mythology
Odysseus's son
Who is Telemachus?
Group of sentences that focus on a single topic; traditionally there are 4-5 of these in an essay.
What is a paragraph?
Part of speech that show relationships between words in a sentence
Ex: The book was on the table.
What is a preposition?
Comparing two things while using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
A central idea or message in a work of literature
What is theme?
This God devoured his children and was envious of his father's power.
Who is Cronus?
A claim that rebuts a previously stated claim.
What is a counterclaim?
A sentence that can stand on its own.
What is an independent clause?
An author or speaker purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme.
What is a hyperbole?
A writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later in the narrative
What is foreshadowing?
The blind prophet in the section, "The Land of the Dead."
Who is Tiresias?
Usually located at the end of an introduction paragraph, this sentence summarizes the topic of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
A word that modifies a verb or adjective; usually ends in -ly
What is an adverb?
Words that begin with the same sound are placed close together.
What is alliteration?
When a person, place, or object stands for something beyond itself.
What is symbolism?
This goddess is daughter of Zeus, who sprang from his headache.
Who is Athena?
Using the IVF method to summarize a text.
What is an objective summary?
A specific name for a particular person, place, or thing; ALWAYS capitalized.
What is a proper noun?
An expression used by a particular group of people with a meaning that is only known through common use
What is an idiom?
A contrast between what is expected & what happens
What is irony?
This god aided Odysseus in shooting straight through the 12-axe handle sockets.
Who is Apollo?
A title or author's last name that you place when citing evidence.
What is an in-text citation?
This sentence type consists of two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
An unexplained reference to a real or fictitious person, place, event, or work of art.
What is an allusion?
The techniques a writer uses to develop characters
What is characterization?