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26 Cards in this Set
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How does Odysseus describe the Land of the Dead?
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Always dark
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What rituals/rites does he perform there? (land of the dead)
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He pays respect to the spirits to please them and for protection. He uses things in the sacrifice that represent life to him to show them he remembers his obligation.
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Which two shades does he encounter before Tiresias? What are his reactions? (land of the dead)
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He sees one of his dead shipmates and is in shock. He sees his mother and is sad.
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What task must he perform in honor of his fallen crew member? Why? (land of the dead)
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He has to burn his body and build a cairn so that his his spirit will not be in limbo anymore.
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What is the "plot line" of the prophecy? (land of the dead)
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'That a seaborne death soft as mist will come upon you in old age.'
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In the Sirens, Odysseus reasons with the crew about the coming obstacle. what logic does he use?
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He tells them, 'we die and do it knowingly or we survive and know what we were up against.' He shows faithful leadership because he is depending on his men.
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What is his plan? (sirens)
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To plug everyones ears with beeswax while he is ties to the mast of the ship.
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What things do the Sirens promise in their song?
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They promise them all of the things they want: (good persuaders) joy, honor, glory, knowledge, celebration, etc.
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Much different leadership is needed when he goes up against Scylla and Charybdis. Why?
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This is because the men stop rowing and are scared, so Odysseus has to convince them to go by reminding them of their previous victories for motivation.
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What are the obstacles in this passage? (sylla)
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A whirlpool and a giant six-headed sea monster.
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Where is the epic simile in this passage? (sylla)
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When he compares fishing to eating men (lines 815-820)
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Odysseus issues an early earning in this book (cattle of the sun god). What is it?
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To avoid eating the cattle.
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Eurylochus challenges Odysseus' warning, though. How does he reason with the crew?
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He says, 'if you touch the cattle, you will come home alone and their will be suitors in your house.
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Where is Odysseus when this happens?
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He is praying so hard that he falls asleep.
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Describe the conversation that takes places on Olympus after the "deed" is done. How did Odysseus come to know of this exchange.
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After his crew eat the cattle, Helios is speaking to Zeus and threatens to light the underworld. Then Zeus says, 'no, no I will destroy the ship as retribution.'
Calypso told Odysseus who heard form Hermes (the messenger guy). |
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How does the demise of Odysseus' crew come about?
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The ship is struck by lightning.
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How does Odysseus survive?
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He floats on a plank of wood for 9 days.
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Where does he go again? What physical feats does he accomplish?
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He ends up at the Scylla and Charybdis again. He hangs from the branch of a fig tree for several hours until he departs on a piece of wood.
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Ultimately, where does Odysseus end up at the end of these adventure books?
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He ends up at Ogygia Isle where the spirit Calypso lives.
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Epithet
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The renaming of someone in the text (often written as an appositive phrase).
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Allusion
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A reference to a well-known event, person, place, or mythological figure.
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Epic Simile
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A lengthy figurative image characteristic of epic poetry (usually preceded by a pause from the speaker). Is many lines long.
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Hyperbole
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A form of extreme exaggeration.
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Metaphor
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When you compare something using the word, "is."
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Personification
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When something is depicted having human qualities/emotions.
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Simile
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A comparison using like or as.
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