Odyssesy Books 1 To 4 Flashcards
Epic Simile
An extended using “like or as” to make a detailed comparison between two things that are not alike
Metaphor
Comparison between two things that have one characteristic common between them
En Media Res
In the middle of action
Guile
Trickery, cunning
Divine Intervention
Gods intervene to help or hurt
Foil
Character who directly contrasts the traits or qualities of another character, usually the protagonist
Hospitality
Friendly reception to a quest or strangers
Foreshadowing
Giving the reader a hint of something that is going to happen with ought revealing the story
Direct characterization
Tells the audience what the personality of the character is
Indirect Characterization
When the narrator shows the reader something about the character’s actions, things the character says, or things other characters say
Elements of an Epic Poem
- the epic hero is known in his time
- adventures of superhuman strength and valor
- multiple settings
- involvement of the supernatural
- epic style of writing
Orestes
Son of Agamemnon , kills mother and her lover
Athena
God of wisdom
Penelope
Wife of Odysseus
Laertes’ shroud
The shroud that Penelope makes then takes apart (guile, loyalty , hope)
Odysseus
Father of Telemekhos, King of Ithaka, skilled always of contending
Agamemnon
Father of Orestes
Aigisthos
Klytamenstra’s lover, kills Agamemnon, killed by Orestes
Menalaos
King of Sparta, Helens husband
Omen of the Eaglez
Zeus sends down eagles to rip apart the suitors
Nestor
King of Sandy Pylos
Antinoos
Suitor(Leader), Foil of Telemekhos (bad guy, good guy)
Klytamenstra
Agamemnon’s wife, queen of Greece
Zeus
Father of God’s
Telemekhos
Son of Odysseus, Penelope’s son
Epithet
A descriptive device that is added to a person or place’s regular name, attributing some special quality
