1. Reapers
Persephone
Demeter
Sickle

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

3. 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.

4. 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