Plot Points
The sailors came across this mysterious land in which they discovered the Lotos plant.
What is the Land of the Lotos-Eaters?
This plant, consumed by the sailors, symbolizes desire to forget one's responsibilities.
What is the lotos plant?
What is Hyperbole?
This is the term for "escaping" into another state of mind such as imagination.
What is Escapism?
What house is Ms. Walker in Harry Potter?
Slytherin
What is Home (Ithaca)?
The "Melancholy Ocean" represents the sailors' feeling this emotional state.
What is Sadness?
The "peaceful" and "dreamlike" scenarios are uses of this literary device
What is Imagery?
The poem addresses this inevitable part of life, making the sailors question their struggles
What is Death?
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What is Air?
The "slow-moving streams and languid air" symbolize this emotional state, reflecting a loss of motivation.
What is Apathy/Disinterest?
This literary device is used when the sunset is described as "charmed", giving it human qualities
What is Personification?
The sailors experienced this feeling, reflecting their mental and physical state and their desire for rest.
What is fatigue/exhaustion?
What is Ms. Walker's favorite color?
Black
The sailors compare themselves to these mythological figures, wishing to live as they do.
What is paradise?
The poem is written in this kind of verse, characterized by its rhythm and structure.
What is Blank/free Verse?
The sailors' desire to disconnect from society and their responsibilities highlights this theme, where individuals wish to "withdraw" from life
What is Isolation/Detachment?
What is this classroom's room number?
The sailors vow to stay in the land after swearing this.
The sailors' desire to "live and lie reclined" represents this philosophical concept.
What is rejection of labor (Nihilism)
This literary device is used in the poem when the sunset "lingered low adown"
What is Alliteration?
The sailors seem frustrated with this concept of human existence, questioning why they should continue doing it.
What is Labor?
How many coconuts were in this presentation?
At least 1