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A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
What is an epic?
The ruler of the underworld.
Who is Hades?
A comparison between 2 unlike things.
What is a metaphor?
What tone do the first four lines in "The Aeneid of Virgil" create?
What is grim and wretched?
In the graphic novel Hades: Lord of the Dead, what is the job of Cerberus?
His job is to guard the entrance to Hades; he makes sure the dead do not leave the underworld.
A book-length story in comic-strip style
What is a graphic novel?
The archetypal hero who goes on a journey to found a new civilzation.
Who is Aeneas?
A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
Another River in the Underworld
a) Mantle
b) Cocytus
c) Grim
d) Wretched
b) Cocytus
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What is the effect of the narrator's use of the word "you" throughout the excerpt from Hades: Lord of the Dead?
It makes the reader feel like they are part of the story.
Descriptive words that appeal to the reader's five senses
What is imagery?
The priestess/guide for Aeneas in the underworld.
Who is Deiphobe?
Overly exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
a) alliteration
b) hyperbole
c) simile
d) personification
b) hyperbole
What is the meaning of the phrase "old age in a god is tough and green" in line 12 of The Aeneid?
Although a god is old, he/she can still be strong and lively.
How is Cerberus characterized by both words and illustrations in Hades: Lord of the Dead?
As welcoming but fierce
What is the definition of tone and how is it revealed in a text?
The author's attitude/feelings towards a subject.
Word choice.
The ferryman that leads souls across the river Styx.
Who is Charon
Giving an object or animal, human feelings, thoughts, or characteristics
What is personification?
What 2 things in nature are the souls rushing to cross the river compared to? What is the effect of those similies?
Leaves falling/birds flocking to warmer weather.
The effect is to help the reader visualize the souls.
According to the description of the crowded shores of Erebus on page 147 in Hades: Lord of the Dead, how do the anonymous dead view the living?
As irresistible objects
A character, image, or pattern that is universally recognizable and appears consistently across literature and thought.
What is an archetype?
Who is Aeneas going to see in the underworld? What is his name?
Anchises, his father.
Define alliteration.
The repetition of consonant sounds.
How is Cerberus characterized by both words and illustrations in Hades: Lord of the Dead?
a) friendly but fierce
b) loyal and territorial
c) terrified but trustworthy
d) frightening and ferocious
a) friendly but fierce
What is the author's most likely purpose in telling the story of Hades: Lord of the Dead as a graphic novel?
To engage a new generation of readers in an ancient story.