Reapers Persephone Demeter Sickle

Sicily Key words: Anxious – nervous Chariot Pomegranate and Sicily Key words: Anxious – nervous Chariot Cautiously – carefully plight – trouble Urge – pushed for reeked – smelt

Myths often feature: Gods and Goddesses Magic Imaginary Lands The battle between good and evil Skim and scan the text for an example of each of the above.

The language of myths Word choice: ’smote-struck’ Archaic (old fashioned/traditional) style: Phrases: ‘her daughter was called Persephone, whom she loved more than anyone else in the world’ Formal language – ‘it is’ ‘do not’ rather than ‘it’s’ and ‘don’t’ ‘If she has let any food pass her lips’ ‘plight’ – trouble ‘Chariots’ - ‘underworld’: nature/death and love