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15 Cards in this Set
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Climax
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the highest point in the epic
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Irony
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Consider when Penelope asks to speak with the beggar
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Epic Hero
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How does Odysseus fulfill this role?
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Epic Poem
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What are the various characteristics of this type of narrative poem?
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Epithet
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"Laertes' son" is one example
"Raider of lost cities" |
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Personification
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"Rosy-fingered Dawn"
"Dawn mounted her golden throne |
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External conflict
Internal conflict |
There are various examples throughout "the adventures"
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Flashback
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In the film, Odysseus often has these regarding Penelope
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Foreshadowing
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Look back through the text to discover places where we learn what is to happen to O's men!
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Imagery
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The blinding of Polyphemus has great imagery, as does the death of Antinous.
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Invocation
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Homer asks the Muse of Epic Poetry to help him tell Odysseus' story.
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Metaphor
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Polyphemus is described as a "shaggy mountain" reared in solitude
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Simile
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Note the use of epic simile - stringing a bow/harpis
dead suitors/ netful of fish O wanting P/ swimmer and land |
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Plot
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the sequence of events in telling the story
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Theme
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Respect for the gods is necessary for survival -- demonstrated through O's survival
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