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Eng. I Fall 2020

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  • an inhabitant
    denizen
  • Odysseus does not warn his men about this obstacle.
    Scylla
  • GODDESS CHOSEN AS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
    APHRODITE
  • author of the ODYSSEY
    Homer
  • a prayer for inspiration
    invocation
  • The story of the Trojan War
    THE ILIAD
  • ODYSSEUS' SON
    TELEMACHUS
  • A maelstrom
    a whirlpool/Charybdis
  • Circe turns men into
    swine.
  • SHE KEEPS ODYSSEUS FOR 7 YEARS.
    CALYPSO
  • when the audience has information the character does not have
    dramatic irony
  • adj: in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful; overjoyed
    elated
  • Whose idea was it to eat Helios' cattle?
    Eurylochus
  • Rodin's 'Thinker' is a statue of a(n) _____ man in a thoughtful pose with his fist on his chin.
    pensive
  • extreme exaggeration
    hyperbole
  • THE CYCLOPS' NAME
    POLYPHEMUS
  • ODYSSEUS' WIFE
    PENELOPE
  • someone who falls behind
    laggard
  • You are my sunshine.
    metaphor
  • to take place
    transpire
  • A long, narrative poem about a character who goes on a quest
    epic
  • The tourist was set upon by a _____ who stole his wallet.
    ruffian
  • Describe a time when Odysseus' Hubris gets him in trouble.
    Answers will vary.
  • the main character in a story
    protagonist
  • comparison using like or as
    simile
  • Mom said she would have to _______ for a bit before making her decision.
    cogitate or deliberate
  • to escape from
    elude
  • He went to prison for __ deeds.
    felonious
  • a prayer for inspiration
    invocation
  • Odysseus, raider of cities is an example of an
    epithet
  • What two things must you have in order to have a sentence?
    a subject and a verb
  • Scylla is the monster with
    six heads and 12 tentacles.
  • to deflect or evade a blow, especially in sword fighting
    parry
  • HOME OF THE GODS
    MT. OLYMPUS
  • GODDESS OF WISDOM
    ATHENA
  • I can't believe she had the ___ to ask for extra credit when she hadn't even done her regular assignments.
    gall
  • to estrange
    alienate
  • Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
    alliteration
  • Who destroyed Odysseus' final ship?
    Zeus
  • "Gentleman" is an antonym for
    ruffian
  • "When Dawn spread out her fingertips of rose" is an example of
    personification
  • My head is killing me!
    hyperbole
  • A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
    personification
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