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Lit Terms A
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Odyssey A
Odyssey B
Misc.
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a pair (two) of rhyming lines, usually of the same length and meter.
couplet
100
a stanza or poem made up of four lines, usually with definite rhythm
quatrain
100
What is the name of Odysseus' dog?
Argus
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Who is the loyal faithful wife of Odysseus?
Penelope
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"Odysseus stood watching the unruly suitors like a captain surveying a rough sea." Is an example of what?
simile
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a repeated grouping of two or more lines in a poem that often share a pattern of rhythm and rhyme (kind of like a paragraph in poetry)
stanza
200
the use of words that imitate sounds (i.e. splat, buzz, sizzle)
onomatopoeia
200
What is Odysseys disguised as in Part 2?
a beggar
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Why does penelope test Odysseus at the end of Part 2?
She wants to know if he is really her husband.
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What is the predicate/verb of this sentence: Odysseus and Telemachus fought the suitors.
fought
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the repetition of sounds at the end of words
rhyme
300
the pattern of beats or stresses in spoken or written language
rhythm
300
What is the tone at the end of The Odyssey?
triumphant!
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Who disguises Odysseus as a beggar?
Athena
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What is a long elaborate comparison between two dissimilar things?
epic simile
400
a word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses - sight, sound touch, taste, smell
image
400
the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader (what you imagine in your head while reading)
imagery
400
This epic simile compares what to what? But the man skilled in all ways of contending, satisfied by the great bow;s look and heft, like a musician, like a haroer, when with quiet hand upon his instrument he draws between his thumb and forefinger a sweet new string upon a peg; so effortlessly Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.
Odysseus to a musician
400
What character traits does Penelope demonstrate?
prudence and loyalty
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Who is the "author" of the Odyssey?
Homer
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writing or speech that is not meant to be interpreted literally
figurative language
500
one of the three major types of literature, the others being prose and drama. Most poems make use of highly concise, musical and emotionally charges language.
poetry!
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What is the last line of The odyssey in our book?
"Odysseus has regained his family and his kingdom."
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What does the episode with Argus emphasize?
the length of odysseus' absence from home.
500
What is the subject of the sentence? Odysseus and Penelope lived happily ever after.
Compound subject: Odysseus and Penelope