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steps of the epic hero cycle and the corresponding event in "The Odyssey"
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1. Hero has supernatural abilities (Oysseus is brave and strong)
2. Hero is charged with a quest (Odysseus going home) 3. Hero is tested (Cyclops, sirens) 4. Presence of mythical creatures (cyclops, sirens, gods, godesses) 5. Mythical land (House of the Dead) 6. Hero reaches low point and almost gives up (Circe's Island) 7. Resurrection (killing of suitors) 8. Restitution (goes back to normal) |
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the epic conventions
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1. in medias res (in the middle of things)
2. invocation to a muse (calling on a minor god/ godess to help author tell the story) 3. epithets (descriptive words attached to/ in place of character's name) 4. catalogues (lists) 5. intervention of the gods (when gods/ godesses intervene) 6. disgressions (where the author leaves main story and adds a little side story) 7. repetition |
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epic
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a long, narrative poem about a serious topic centered on a heroic figure
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hero
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A hero embodies the values of his/ her culture
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oral tradition
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something passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation
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Odysseus
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main character, Penelope's husband, fought in the Trojan War and now has to get home
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Penelope
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wife of Odysseus
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Telemachus
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son of Odysseus and Penelope
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Athena
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godess that helps in many ways for Odysseus to get home
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Poseidon
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god of the sea, tries to prevent Odysseus from getting home
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Menelaus
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the husband of Helen, king of Sparta
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Helen
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most beautiful woman, she caused the Trojan War because she ran off with Paris
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Circe
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witch, turned Odysseus's men into pigs who stayed with her
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Calypso
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godess, Odysseus was stranded there for 7 years but Hermes saved him
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Agamemnon
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he killed his daughter, he was Menelaus's brother, he is in the House of the Dead because Clymenestra (his wife) killed him for killing/ sacrificing their daughter to make up for the bunnies that he had killed (which had made Diana angry)
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Polyphemus
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Poseidon's son, cyclops that traps Odysseus and his men
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diction
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choice of words
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direct characterization
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the author tells the reader directly about a character
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indirect characterization
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what can be told about a character based on thoughts, actions, looks, other's reaction, or speech
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hubris
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too much pride, ex.: when Odysseus tells the Cyclops who he is, and he ends up not getting away safely
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genre
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type of literature
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Post Colonial literature (hallmarks)
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1. social change and erosion (the culture of the colony ends up with a different language, religion, and values)
2. misuse of power and exploitation (exploited= used/ taken advantage of) 3. colonial abandonment and alienation (the great country pulls out, so the colony must create their own identity again) 4. use of English language and literature |
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persuasive techniques
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1. glittering generalities
2. appeal to emotion 3. band-wagon 4. half- truth (intentional vagueness) 5. testimonial 6. virtue words 7. repetition |
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glittering generalities
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terms which make something look good, but do not give real information
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appeal to emotion
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makes you think that if you think/act a certain way, you are going to feel a certain way (SPCA)
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band-wagon
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says everybody else is doing it
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half- truth
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you only get part of the story
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testimonial
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someone's personal story (Proactive, Jessica Simpson)
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virtue words
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make you feel virtuous/ good (honor, freedom, peace)
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repetition
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repeating of phrases (Head on)
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theme (and themes of All Quiet on the Western Front)
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the author's message to the reader; what the author wants the reader to take away from the book
1. Horrors of war 2. War's effects on the soldiers 3. Nationalism/ patriotism |
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motif (and motifs of All Quiet on the Western Front)
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Image or idea that recurrs throughout a novel, usually supports/ symbolizes one of the themes.
1. death, blood, gore, decay (horrors of war) 2. animalistic words to describe the soldiers (war's effects on soldiers) 3. authority/ peer pressure (nationalism/ patriotism) |
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symbol (and symbols from All Quiet on the Western Front)
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Something tangible (can touch/see) which represents something intangible (can not touch/ see)
1. Propaganda (nationalism/ patriotism) |
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propaganda
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something which is intended to make people think/ act a certain way
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the lost generation
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the generation of men that fought in the war and they did not know anything else besides war. The generations above and below them thought being a soldier was so honorable and patriotic, when really it was not.
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metafiction
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work of art or literature which is aware of its own medium. A book that knows it is a book.
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Greek chorus
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Group of minor characters, 12-15 members, who represent the general population (the non-royal), function as a narrator
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double standard
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one set of rules/ expectations for one group of people and a different set for another group. The groups must be approximately equal.
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anachronism
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a deliberate or accidental inconsistency in chronological order. The Penelopiad is a deliberate anachronism.
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tone
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The author's attitude towards his/her subject. Through diction, the author of The Penelopiad shows her attitude towards The Odyssey and themes.
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themes of The Penelopiad
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gender
social class |
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Who is the author of A Small Place?
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Jamaica Kincaid
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Who is the author of All Quiet on the Western Front?
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Erich Maria Remarque
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Who is the author of The Penelopiad?
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Margaret Atwood
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Who is the author of The Odyssey?
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Homer
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