I need to find 10 examples of literary devices in book 3 of the odyssey and 10 more in book 4 of the odyssey. In book 10 of the odyssey, odysseus is an epic hero according to greek standards. The achaeans sail from the land of the cyclopes to the home of aeolus, ruler of the winds. By this time most students have already been introduced to mythology, so. This is a unique and fascinating combination that mendelsohn skillfully weaves together by transitioning seamlessly from one genre to another. These are personified pigs in the most literal sense, because, as homer says, only the mens minds stayed steadfast as before 264265. Aeolus, master of the winds, gave odysseus a pouch that. Please dont give me a website to go to, if you think that there is something i need to know fro a site, than just copy and paste it please, i have locks on my computer. Distribute a guide about the odyssey that provides discussion and essay questions as well as activities to precede, accompany, and follow reading. Telemachos shows his hospitality by inviting the guest in as soon as he sees him well, technically her, but telemachos doesnt know that, refraining from asking his name and business, and immediately taking him inside, stowing away his effects, and feeding him at a fine table. It relates historical stories with fantastical elements of myth, legend, and divine intervention. The odyssey is an excellent work of literature for ninth or tenth grade students to read. We ended up among the laestrygonians, giants who bombarded our fleet with boulders and gobbled down our shipmates. Especially right after the episode of telemachus acting like an adult and indeed a hero literally and figuratively the.
Literary devices of the odyssey book summaries, test. Aeolus, the laestrygones, circe thence we went on to the aeolian island where lives aeolus son of hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. Explore and discover inspiring collections of art, literature, culture, and history. Athenethe suspiciously knowledgeable little girl takes odysseus directly to queen arete. Odysseus reveals another flaw in book 10 that compounds his hubrispoor judgment. Click to copy see book summaries chart timeline of events. It was he who disguised himself as an old beggar and infiltrated the enemy. Before getting to the speech itself, one should realize just how this tactic wold appear to the ancient greek audience. Literary devices in the odyssey the odyssey is an epic poem that served an educational purpose for those who heard it.
He and his men are so close to home, and yet odysseus neglects to guard closely the pouch of winds or even to stay awake. Aeolus presents odysseus with a bag containing all of the winds, and he stirs up a westerly wind to guide odysseus and his crew home. Commentary translations the original crowd pleaser. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book 24 themes all themes fate, the gods, and free will piety, customs, and justice cunning, disguise, and selfrestraint memory and grief glory and honor. The shades of the dead shades ghosts gather to drink the blood gross and then talk to odysseus. Hed given me a leather bag, which my crew mistook for booty. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Since telemachus has just given his speech swaying the people, now antinous chooses to address his fellow suitors instead before getting to the speech itself, one should realize just how this tactic wold appear to the ancient greek audience.
You do not need to use complete sentences for this section. Learn literary terms odyssey book 10 literature with free interactive flashcards. Homer tells of the city of phaeacia amd athenaa plans of odysseus going home. A father, a son, and an epic by daniel mendelsohn is a combination of literary criticism of homers odyssey, a family memoir, and a travelogue. The sunrise is also personified as rosyfingered dawn.
Just as odysseus taunts the blinded polyphemus in book 9 by boasting about his defeat of the cyclops, the members of his crew prove unable to resist looking into aeoluss bag, and their greed ends up complicating their nostos, or homeward voyage. The first shade is elpenor, freshly fallen from circes roof. These will range from baums the wizard of oz to charles darwins the voyage of the beagle but to start such a voyage of discovery, what better starting place than homers odyssey joseph campbell, the great myth scholar, described the heros story as. After the trojan war ends, odysseus embarks on his journey home to ithaca.
Choose from 500 different sets of literary terms odyssey book 10 flashcards on quizlet. Athena is the only supernatural force in this book. Find summaries for every chapter, including a the odyssey chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. Summary and analysis book 10 the bewitching queen of aeaea. The most blatant instance of personification in the poem is in book 10, when circe uses magic to transform odysseus men into pigs. The odyssey sparknotes literature guide sparknotes literature guide series by homer author, sparknotes author 4. The odyssey book onethe best part about book one is. More so, the story is old, but, not to some so careful, tis the worst, they say. In the definetion of an epic hero, super natural powers are mentioned. We learn that poseidon, god of the sea, holds a grudge though we dont know exactly why against odysseus and is making the guys voyage home a pretty difficult one. The poem contains elements of myth and legend as well as sheer literary invention, and covers the. Books 1012 of homers odyssey contain a number of allusions to other events in classical mythology.
Son of laertes and seed of zeus, resourceful odysseus, you shall no longer stay in my house when none of you wish to. As menelaus tells telemachus in book 4, it was odysseus legendary ruse of the. The wanderings of odysseus odysseus encounters the giant cyclops, the witch circe, and the bewitching sirens. Odysseus epic adventure sparked ideas in the minds of james joyce, william faulkner, and more. I dont know if i will be able to finish it tonight. Staying with aeolus odysseus and his crew stayed with aeolus for an entire month. In the odyssey, homer employs most of the literary and poetic devices associated. The odyssey book 11 summary odysseus travels to the underworld and makes the offerings according to circes instructions. The odyssey study guide contains a biography of homer, literature. Odysseus, who is really good at following directions, falls and hugs her knees. Epithet apostrophe alliteration assonance consonance simile metaphor imagery hyperbole verbal irony dramatic irony character foil parallel structure repetition personification foreshadowing flashback allusion end rhyme any help you could give me would be great. Epics begin in medias res in the middle of things and explore a vast world or universe, generally that involves mythological landscapes such as the home of the gods.
Homers odyssey is the only surviving poem from a cycle of poems called the nostoi the returns, which told of the returns home of the various greek heroes at troy. Course heros video study guide provides indepth summary and analysis of book 10 of homers epic poem the odyssey. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Throughout the poem, odysseus is a series of apparent contradictions, a much more complicated character than we would find in any stereotypical epic hero. Book 10 use the answers to the questions below as a guide to evaluate student understanding. Now neptune had gone off to the ethiopians, who are at the worlds end, and lie in two halves, the one looking west and the other east. Feb 24, 2012 since telemachus has just given his speech swaying the people, now antinous chooses to address his fellow suitors instead. Which of the four elements does king aeolus control. Literature network homer the odyssey book iv book iv they reached the low lying city of lacedaemon them where they drove straight to the of abode menelaus and found him in his own house, feasting with his many clansmen in honour of the wedding of his son, and also of his daughter, whom he was marrying to the son of that valiant. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Choose from 500 different sets of literary terms odyssey book 10 literature flashcards on quizlet. Epics begin in medias res in the middle of things and explore a vast world or universe, generally that involves mythological landscapes such as the home of the.
In return for the tale, he gave them a bag of storm winds with the promise that they would swiftly arrive at ithaca. New coasts and poseidons son in books 68 odysseus is welcomed by king alcinous, who gives a banquet in his honor. Odysseus and his men sailed on and landed at the home of aeolus, where they stayed for a month. List the ten story elements that are common to all stories of a heros journey, such as star wars, the lion king, the wizard of oz, or the odyssey. Readers of the novel have even been known to stage live readings of the bookwhich can take up to 36 hours. Ithaca thrinacia scylla and charybdis sparta ogygia calypso mediterranean seaimportant characters in the odyssey in order of mentionbook 1 cyclopes sfklippcza race of book 12helios hcplcjsqthe sun god, oneeyed giants. Eager to move on, odysseus receives an oxskin pouch from aeolus. The poet invokes the muse to help him tell the story of odysseus. They opened it and released a hurricane that blew us back to where wed started. Which is apparently just as stunning as menelaos palace that we saw back in book iv. Books 10 12 of homers odyssey contain a number of allusions to other events in classical mythology. Jan 28, 2014 i need to find 10 examples of literary devices in book 3 of the odyssey and 10 more in book 4 of the odyssey.
Use the pronouncing glossary at the back of the odyssey if you need help with names and places. Jun 16, 2016 the title of faulkners 1930 novel comes from book 11 of the odyssey. I also found interesting the discovery of what characters where important and the meaning of those characters. Now, in book 10 of homers the odyssey, he begins with his stay with aeolus, the wind king dear to the gods. Online exhibits brought to you by the university of michigan library and powered by omeka. When odysseus finds himself in hades, he meets agamemnon, who insists on complaining about his unjust death at the hands of his wife. Book ten next we met the keeper of the winds, who sent us on our way with a steady breeze. Having escaped the cyclops, odysseus and his men arrive at the home of aeolus, master of the winds, where they are greeted warmly and hosted for a month. Because book 5 presents the readers first meeting with odysseus, it is interesting that homer chooses to show him alone on a beach on calypsos island, apparently defeated and weeping. Read the summary below after he waits for nausicaa to go to her fathers palace, odysseus makes his way alone and encounters.
In book 10 and elsewhere, hermes is given the epithet slayer of argus, which alludes to a. Composed around 700 bc, the odyssey is one of the earliest epics still in existence and, in many ways, sets the pattern for the genre, neatly fitting the definition of a primary epic that is, one that grows out of oral tradition. Homer composed the odyssey in a meter known as dactylic hexameter, which gives the epic its elevated style. Nov 30, 2009 66 thoughts on question wk of 1 the odyssey book 10 david spehar 4th hour december 9, 2009 at 10. In the odyssey, homer employs most of the literary and poetic devices associated with epics. The odyssey book 10 jason mello abby haney ziar brown dj schaffer allusions to greek gods. The archaeological record, as well as what passed for the historical record of the late bronze age, shows that following a great conflict at troy, the great palace. The mortal tendency to succumb to temptation manifests itself throughout book 10. The odyssey is an epic poem that served an educational purpose for those who heard it. Having escaped the cyclops, odysseus and his men arrive at the home of aeolus. You should be able to cite examples of a few of these in. They reached the low lying city of lacedaemon them where they drove straight to the of abode menelaus and found him in his own house, feasting with his many clansmen in honour of the wedding of his son, and also of his daughter, whom he was marrying to the son of that valiant.
He had gone there to accept a hecatomb of sheep and oxen, and was enjoying himself at his festival. He kept odysseus a month to hear the entire story of his journey. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Learn literary terms odyssey book 10 with free interactive flashcards.
Circe, the grace of the witch odyssey, in every thing he dose, he is a leader thought out the book he leads. Book 10 1 who is aeolus, and what gift does he give to odysseus. Holt literature textbook 9th grade unit 11 the odyssey. Its no secret that james joyces ulysses has inspired legions of ardent fans. The odyssey is not only a great romantic, adventure epic, but its terribly realistic in its depiction of human nature and a brilliantly crafted narrative. Be sure you recall these details and more by taking this quiz over book 10 of the odyssey from enotes. She encourages nausicaa to go wash at the river and also makes odysseus especially handsome after he washes in the river.
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