Writing
The Necklace
The Odyssey
Lit Terms
Greek Gods
100

The ratio of analysis to evidence.

What is 2:1?

100

The conflict in "The Necklace." (Character vs.____)

What is Character vs. Self?

100

The author of the Odyssey.

What is Homer?

100

The main character of a story.

What is the protagonist?

100

This Greek Goddess's symbol is the peacock.

What is Hera?

200

The MLA format for the title of a book when writing.

What is underlined or italicized?

200

The resolution in "The Necklace."

Mathilde finds out that the necklace was fake from her friend. 
200

Identify the monster:

“He clutched two of my companions and caught two in his hands… to beat their brains out… and made his meal.”

What is the cyclops, Polyphemus?

200

This word means excessive pride.

What is hubris?
200

Zeus, King of the Gods is an example of an...

What is an epithet?

300

The 3 parts of evidence.

What is the lead in/context, the quote, and the citation?

300

The jeweler says that only the box was purchased at his store. This is an example of...

What is foreshadowing?

300

Who is this describing?

Lives in a cave and takes care of sheep. Is the son of Poseidon.

Who is the Cyclops?

300

The definition of a simile.

What is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as?

300

This Greek God has a twin and is associated with the sun.

What is Apollo?

400

The 3 necessary parts of a thesis in English class.

What are the main argument, the title of the work, and the author?

400

When Mathilde describes her life at the beginning of the story, it is negative and pessimistic. This is an example of the author's _____.  

What is tone?

400

Identify the monster:

“Her legs – and there are twelve – are like great tentacles, unjointed, and upon her serpent necks are borne six heads like nightmares of ferocity.”

What is Scylla?

400

This is how Homer ensured storytellers remembered the plot line of the Odyssey.

What is repetition? 

400

This god is associated with wisdom.

What is Athena?

500

Identify what is wrong with this citation from a book:

“Crop circles are hoaxes.”(Henderson pg 14)

What is there is the spacing, the punctuation, and there shouldn't be pg in the (parenthesis).

500

The Loisels spent years paying off a replacement for what was actually a worthless necklace is an example of...

What is irony?

500

Proof of the theme that a person who angers or offends the gods will suffer punishment for that offense.

What is encountering sea monsters, Odysseus losing his whole crew, loved ones not trusting you, and getting cursed?

500

In the Odyssey, the author proves the _____ that a person who is favored by the gods will have extraordinary luck and support for his endeavors.

What is the theme?

500

This god was the MAIN antagonist in the Odyssey and was one of the main reasons why Odysseus could not get home for so long. 

What is Poseidon?