THE ODYSSEY The story of a family reunited against all odds.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

It took him HOW LONG to get home?

Advertisements

Introduction to the Odyssey. Key Ideas: The Odyssey  The Odyssey is an epic.  An epic is a long narrative poem about the deeds of a hero.  The epic.

The Iliad and the Odyssey Ancient Greece

Homer’s Odyssey. Goals / Essential Questions Goals: Goals: –Understand the narrative. –Window into the age See themes, next slide See themes, next slide.

Odyssey Power Point Notes. Homeric Epics Iliad and the Odyssey Composed in Greece around B.C. First told orally or sang Put into writing generations.

The Iliad and The Odyssey Based on stories first told over 3000 years ago in what is now Greece Based on stories first told over 3000 years ago in what.

Literary Terms Jeopardy English 10 Literary Terms Jeopardy Big Words Rhyme Time Word Plays Think About It Poetic Types Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q.

The Trojan War Between BC OR BC.

The Odyssey – Intro & Book I The Odyssey – genre and author  The Odyssey was written by a guy named Homer. He was a blind poet.  Many think that his.

The Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer

The Odyssey By Homer (The Bard).

I. Greek Mythology II. The Trojan War III. The Illiad and The Odyssey.

Mrs. Withers English 9. A long story in poem form. An epic has a hero. The epic is the story of the hero’s travels and his fights with monsters.

Poetry Term Quiz Review!. Poetry that tells a story. Like fiction the poem contains characters, setting, and plot.

The Odyssey Notes.

Greek Mythology Trojan War Background Information.

A long time ago in a place far, far away… There was a man named Homer…

The odyssey Background Information. Homer blind storyteller who drew from cultural myths and legends to create his epics blind storyteller who drew from.

The Odyssey. Unit 2 Notes Anecdote: a brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event told to illustrate a point. Extended Metaphor: A comparison.

Note taking For the next several weeks we will be taking a lot of notes on The Odyssey. Let’s look at some basic note taking techniques. The first is the.

+ The Odyssey BACKGROUND INFO. + AUTHOR HOMER Little is known about him Storyteller Oral tradition Wrote poem about 720 BC; written about events in 1100s.

The Iliad by Homer Written in 44 BC *See your around the room activity sheet for information about Homer.

Who was Homer???.

The Odyssey Mr. Eleftheriades English Language Arts.

An Epic Poem. Epic: a long narrative poem about a national or legendary hero.

Trojan War 10 year war sometime between 1230 and 1180 B.C. 10 year war sometime between 1230 and 1180 B.C.

THE ODYSSEY An Epic Poem written by Homer. Origins One of the most famous epic poems ever written Written between B.C. Describes legendary events.

1 Trojan War 10 year war sometime between 1230 and 1180 B.C. 10 year war sometime between 1230 and 1180 B.C.

9 th grade English Literary Terms: The Odyssey EPIC A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero.

The Odyssey. What is an Epic? A long narrative poem about a legendary hero. Epic Hero-The central figure in a long narrative who possesses larger-than-

Introduction to the Odyssey English I Mrs. Groomer.

NOTES ON “AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ODYSSEY” Ms. Helton, English I November 11, 2014.

The Odyssey By Homer. Homer  A.Poet who went blind  B.Wrote poems that were handed down, becoming epics  C.Lived in 8 th or 9 th century B.C. in Asia.

The City of Troy By; Eric Magaw. Founding There were many different stages of Troy. The city itself had been taken over and destroyed numerous times.

Mythology and Odyssey Background Notes

THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER Read and put back in day 8. HOMER A BLIND POET WHO LIVED AROUND 800 B.C. HOMERIC-ADJECTIVE MEANING LARGE SCALE, MASSIVE, ENORMOUS.

Figurative language. metaphor a comparison between two unlike things.

McCloud THE ODYSSEY HOMER. GOALS A. learn to follow activities of several characters at the same time B. become comfortable with settings and names that.

Epics, Epic Heroes, and The Odyssey

Greek Culture and History: Epics and the Epic Hero.

Homer and the Trojan War Chapter 11 Lesson 2. Homer The events of the Trojan War are narrated in many works of Greek literature and depicted in numerous.

The Odyssey Literary Terms: Please copy those that are NOT labeled review.

Poetry. Before we begin…Define “Poetry” Bing Dictionary: literature in verse-- literary works written in verse, in particular verse writing of high quality,

The Epic. Introduction From Ancient Greece came oral epic poetry, which served as the raw material for Homer’s sophisticated epics, the Iliad and the.

Homer’s The Odyssey. Characteristics of the Epic An Epic is told in the form of a long narrative poem. An Epic is told in the form of a long narrative.

The odyssey Background Information. Homer blind storyteller who drew from cultural myths and legends to create his epics blind storyteller who drew from.

The Odyssey By Homer. Why read The Odyssey? Experience the oldest literary form. Study and analyze the genre of the epic Study and analyze other elements.

The Odyssey. About the Author Homer is credited with creating The Illiad and the Odyssey Some scholars disagree over the accuracy of this, and some whether.

3/31: Copy the following terms on your note cards 15.Speaker: the voice that talks to the reader in a poem (may or may not be the author of the poem) 16.Haiku:

Poetry. Stanza A repeated grouping of two or more lines in a poem that often share a pattern of rhythm or rhyme.

The Odyssey An Introduction. Who was Homer? ► No one knows for sure who Homer was ► Greek storyteller credited with putting together the Iliad and the.

Poetry. What is a poem? Discuss in your groups for 30 seconds what you think makes a poem a poem. One person talks at a time; everyone shares! End

“The Odyssey” Background Information. Author Homer, a blind minstrel or bard Homer, a blind minstrel or bard Wrote two epics: Wrote two epics: – The Iliad;

The Odyssey A Hero’s Epic Journey.

Background Notes for the Odyssey Homer’s Epic Poem.

Odyssey Notes. Homer  believed to have lived during the 8th and 9th century B.C.  known as the “blind poet” though there is no proof  controversy surrounds.

Figurative language. metaphor a comparison between two unlike things.

POETRY TERMS ENGLISH 9. various sets of "rules" followed by poems of certain types. The rules may describe such aspects as the rhythm or meter of the.

Introduction to The Odyssey To be awesome. Some Vocabulary... Epic Simile: a detailed comparison in the form of a simile, usually taking up multiple lines.

Poetic Terms A - C Poetic Terms E - H Poetic Terms.

Poetry Terms Nadia Hudson.

Poetry Terms Poetry Unit.

Goal: to define characteristics of epic poetry.

December 4 – 13, 2013 Unit Test: December 13, 2013

Jeopardy Poetry Terms Q 1 Q 6 Q 11 Q 16 Q 21 Q 2 Q 7 Q 12 Q 17 Q 22

How to read and analyze poetic forms, elements, and meanings

You will need to know these terms all semester!

Warmup: Please write at least 3 sentences.

Presentation transcript:

THE ODYSSEY The story of a family reunited against all odds

I. EPIC POEM-A LONG NARRATIVE POEM a.Cannot be told in one sitting b.Complex, usually revolves around more than one character, spanning many years

II. AN EPIC HERO -A MAN WHO SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO CONQUER MOST PROBLEMS HE ENCOUNTERS ALTHOUGH HE DOES NOT HAVE “SUPER POWERS” a.He is faithful to his family, country and god b.He is brave although he often feels fear c.His main responsibility is to defeat evil d.The Epic Hero is intelligent he relies on his brain.

HOMER- THE AUTHOR OF THE ODYSSEY a.Believed to be a blind minstrel 1.Minstrel-a storyteller b. Also wrote the Illiad 1. The Illiad told the story of Odysseus’ participation in the Trojan War

THE TROJAN WAR-WAR BETWEEN TROY AND SPARTA (GREECE) a.Greeks went to war to free Helen from Paris, the king of Troy b.Helen was believed to be the most beautiful mortal woman and was the wife of Menelaus, the king of Sparta (Greece) c.The war spanned 10 Years d.Odysseus won the war by devising the Trojan Horse 1. The Trojan horse was a gift sent to Troy by the Greeks as a sign of surrender. The Trojans did not know that many Greeks were hiding in the huge horse as they wheeled it into the city walls. That night the Greeks came out and defeated Troy.

LITERARY TERMS 1. 1.ALLUSION: A reference in literature to a person, place, event, or another passage of literature, often without explicit identification. Allusions can originate in mythology, biblical references, historical events, or legends APOSTROPHE: Not to be confused with the punctuation mark, apostrophe is the act of addressing some abstraction or personification that is not physically present 3. 3.EPITHET: A short, poetic nickname in the form of an adjective or adjectival phrase attached to the normal name. The Homeric epithet in classical literature often includes compounds of two words such as, "fleet-footed Achilles,

LITERARY DEVICES CONT. 4. Metaphor 5. 5.Simile 6. 6.Personification 7. HYPERBOLE: An extreme exaggeration: "His thundering shout could split rocks." 8. EPIC SIMILE: A formal and sustained simile. Like a regular simile, an epic simile makes a comparison between one object and another using "like" or "as." However, unlike a regular simile, which appears in a single sentence, the epic simile appears in the genre of the epic and it may be developed at great length, often up to fifty or a hundred lines.similegenre

LITERARY TERMS CONT. Alliteration- Assonance- Consonance- Mood Tone

POETIC LITERARY TERMS Stanza Rhyme Scheme Meter Couplet Quatrain Refrain