The Literary device used in the line "Ulysses had landed on the lonely part of the shore."
What is Personification
100
Describe Ulysses ships.
What are made of wood, powered by oar or sail, not intended for long sea voyages
100
This monster is big, dumb and only has one eye.
What is the Cyclops
100
These warriors had battle chariots that had long blades on the wheels
Who were the Ciconians
200
What literary device is being used in the line, "The suitors heard a dry, cracking sound, as when you snap a chicken bone between your fingers."
What is Simile
200
The name of the goddess who, along with her apple, was the real cause of of the Trojan War.
Who is Eris/Discord
200
This monster lived under a rock in a narrow strait with her six heads, eight legs, and impressive appetite.
What is Scylla
200
This island witch offered to help Ulysses men but then turned them into pigs.
Who is Circe
300
What is the term for the situation where Ulysses tells Aeolus, "I know now the gods have answered my prayers, and I shall be able to cease this weary, heartbreaking drifting over the sea..."
What is Dramatic Irony
300
Who are the 3 main gods of Greek mythology and what are their domains?
Who are Zeus/Sky and Earth, Poseidon/Sea, and Hades/Underwold
300
This monster lived under a rock in a narrow strait and would drink down the ocean three times a day. You could say she really sucked.
What is Charybdis
400
Ulysses crew acts as this literary device by behaving in foolish, greedy, and cowardly ways to make Ulysses seem more heroic.
What is a Foil
400
What human judged the beauty contest between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite?
Who is Paris
400
These monsters had the bodies of birds, the heads of young women, and their song meant madness for any who heard it.
What are the Sirens
500
What literary device is being used in the following sentence, "For that man would be strong enough to serve her as her husband and Ithaca as its king.
What is Parallelism
500
What agreement required all the kings of Greece to attack Troy when Helen was stolen?
What is the treaty/oath Ulysses created that anyone who attacked Helen or her husband would have to face the combined might of all the other kings.
500
This was the name of Poseidon's son, blinded by Ulysses.