The Odyssey An Epic Poem

Epics  EPIC : from the Greek word _______, which originally meant “________,” but later “__________” or “________.”

Epics  An epic is a _______ ____________ poem about the deeds of _______ or __________.

Epics  The epic celebrates events of ___________, __________, __________, __________, or __________ importance.

Epics  Epics focus on _________ _________and on the struggle between the hero’s ________- ______-_______ status and his or her _________ ___________.

Epics  _________ epics develop from _________ and ______ ______. These epics were handed down by ________ __________for many years before they were finally written down.

Epics  __________ epics are literary. They are in _________ _______ from the ___________ and are designed to appear as _______ ________

Epics  Other great epics: ___________ (Virgil) ___________ (Virgil) ________ __________(Dante) ________ __________(Dante) ___________ _______(Milton) ___________ _______(Milton)

Epics  Epics usually _______ with a ____________ of what the story is about and an ___________ to the ________.

Epics  An ___________ to the _________ means ________ for the __________ and ___________ of one of the __ ___________.

Epics  The _________ were ______ _________goddesses, ___________ of ________, and the __________ of ________, ____, and _______. _________ is the Muse of _____ _______.

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Epics  After invoking the Muse, the epic poet then _________ the story in ________ _____.

Epics  This means that the story _______ in the ________, _______ at the very ____________. Information about what happened earlier is given in __________ or filled in by ____________.

The Epic Hero  _________ than _______  Embodies ________ of the ________  Takes part in long, ___________ ____________  Accomplishes _______ ________that require _________ and superhuman __________  Makes mistakes and __________ large _____________ for these mistakes.

The Epic Hero  Reference by a hero to his or her _________ and ___________ was expected. This was ________ seen as ___________, but was justified by his or her heroic qualities.

Greek Values and Ideals  _______________  ______________ for the ____________  _______________  ___________ and ________________

The Odyssey  __________ is credited with writing both _______ ________ and _______ __________. Tradition says he was ______ and wrote the poems based on _____ __________ and history.

The Odyssey  The Odyssey was composed around _____ ___and is one of the _________ epics. In many ways, this poem and The Iliad set the pattern for all later epics.

The Odyssey  Archeological __________ indicates the ________ _______may have taken place around _____ ___. The Odyssey was likely composed about _____ years later.

The Odyssey  Hero of the story: ___________, King of Ithaca and ______ of the _______ ______. Odysseus and the other Greeks spent ____ _______fighting the Trojans after the _________ of ______.

The Odyssey  It is Odysseus who conceived of the Trojan Horse, which was used to _______ the Trojans and _______the ________ to defeat them. These events are covered in The Iliad.

The Odyssey  The Odyssey covers the ___ _______after the war. During this time, Odysseus is trying to ______ _______, where his wife and son, __________ and ___________, are waiting.

7 ________ of The Odyssey  __________ against _______ and ________  Desire to return home  _________ in the ____ of ________  __________ in the ______ of ________

7 Themes of The Odyssey 7 Themes of The Odyssey  Power of ______ ________in the face of danger  Use of ________  Journeying to learn about other _________

Literary Terms  Epic simile

Literary Terms  Allusion:  Ex: “Mona Lisa smile.”

Literary Terms  Extended metaphors:

Literary Terms  Epithet:

Literary Terms  An epithet usually mentions a ________ or _________ of the person or thing being described. Ex: Odysseus--Laertes’ son Ex: Poseidon--Ruler of the seas

Literary Terms  Omen: Use of an animal or nature to foretell an event Ex: Greek culture held that if the gods were upset, they might visit the lands with monsters, ghosts, floods, storms, and grotesque miracles to reveal their displeasure. Odysseus’ sailors eat the holy cow, and experience an omen from the God’s.

Literary Terms  Parable: A brief story or tale that depicts a moral or life lesson  Digression: An interruption of the main action, to get off of the topic

Literary Terms  In media res: A Latin expression meaning the story begins in the middle of the action. Ex: In The Odyssey, Odysseus has been sailing for ten years. Much of his adventure has taken place already, but we begin to learn of his adventure after ten years has passed.

Literary Terms  Symbol:  Irony:  Inference:

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