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English Final Sem 2 Flashcards

1
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Why is Poseidon out to get Odysseus and why does Athena favor him

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Odysseus blinded Poseidon’s son Polyphemus and Athena adores his cunningness

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Zeus

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Son of Cronus, King ofgods and ruler of sky, arbiter of human destiny

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Aeolus

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Keeper of winds

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Calypso

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Daughter of Atlas, island nymph on Ogygia

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Circe

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Goddess of wild, enchantress

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Proteus

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Old man of sea, one of the gods, deposed by Zeus

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Odysseus

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King of Ithaca

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Helen

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Queen of sparta, wife of Menelaus, brought back from troy

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Menelaus

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Son of Atreus, King of Sparta, returned from troy

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Nestor

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Son of Neleus, aged king of pylos, returned from troy

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Antiphates

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King of cannibal Laestrygonians

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Charybdis

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Whirlpool which draws vessels to their doom

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Polyphemus

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Son of Poseidon, giant cyclops, and ogre

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Scylla

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6 headed monster and man eater

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15
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2 sirens

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Fatal beguilers of men with their singing

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Achilles

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Son of Peleus, hero of Iliad

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Agamemnon

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Son of Atreus, king of Greeks at troy

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Anticelia

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Daughter of autolycus, wife of Laertes and mother of Odysseus

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Sisyphus and Tantalus

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Spirit tormented in punishment

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Teiresias

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Blind prophet of Thebes

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Why does Telemachus go to Pylos and Sparta

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He’s trying to find his father and get info on him

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How does Odysseus escape Polyphemus

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Riding on the bellies of sheep

23
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Why doesn’t Athena get Odysseus home sooner

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Poseidon is higher rank than her and prevents Odysseus from going home - Athena wants his to grow and learn from his trials - She finds interest in seeing him use his intellect to escape trouble (so she doesn’t interfere at times, only to save him from death)

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Why does Odysseus kill the suitors

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He wants revenge for wasting his wealth and taking advantage of his absence and betraying him

25
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How does Penelope test Odysseus

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Asks the nurse to retrieve the bridal bed

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What is happening at the beginning of the Odyssey

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End of Trojan war and all of the Greek heroes except Odysseus have returned home

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Why does Athena help Odysseus so much

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She likes his character traits

28
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Why does Nestor invite Telemachus to the feast before knowing his identity

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He is showing hospitality to his guest

29
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Why does Calypso allow Odysseus to leave her island

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Zeus ordered her to let him go and she didn’t want to go against the gods

30
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Why does Odysseus sleep with Circe

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In order to set his faithful followers free - for Circe to transform them back into humans

31
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Why does Odysseus travel to Hades

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To talk to the prophet Teirsias

32
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Why does Odysseus fail to reveal his identity to Penelope when they are first reunited

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he needs to ensure that he can trust her and that she remains loyal to him

33
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Does Penelope really intend to marry one of her suitors

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No

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How do Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors

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Athena joins and ends the battle

35
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Would Odysseus have survived without Athena’s help

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Nope

36
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Folklore

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Traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community passed through the generations by word of mouth

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Oral Narrative

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Story that is told, sung or performed
Can be written down at some point in time

38
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Folktales operate through

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Motifs

39
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Folktale originates through

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Monogenesis- Originates from 1 particular location and spreads to other places by word of mouth
Polygensesis- Originates in many different locations bc themes/characters/message apply to many different cultures and ppl

40
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Folktales: Discuss how things come to be

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Porquoi

41
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Folktales: Simple folktales that illustrate an ethical point. Moral stated near end of story

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Fable

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Folktales: Simple folktales in which animals play major roles

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Animal tales

43
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Folktales: Feature animals that play tricks and behave mischievously

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Trickster tales

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Folktales: Sacred narratives set in primordia past

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Myths

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Folktales: Deliberate, exaggerated lie told with straight face for humorous effect

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Tall tales

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Folktales: Stories that ppl tell ab events/ppl that are purportedly true
Setting- real world with supernatural elements

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Legends

47
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Folktales: Fictional stories created to entertain and sometimes instruct
Setting- fantasy, supernatural

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Fairytales

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Folktales: Modern adaptations of traditional folk literature

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Literary tales

48
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Verbal irony

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When someone says one thing but really means the opposite
Sarcasm

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Situational irony

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When a situation turns out to be the opposite of what you thought it would be

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Dramatic irony

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When reader knows what is going to happen before a character does
Know what going to happen but don’t know when or how

51
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Awesome! Another test

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Verbal

52
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The dog trainer’s dog bites him

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Situational

53
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Girl in horror film hides in closet where killer just went

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Dramatic

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