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  1. 4. An EPIC HERO must be able to overcome ____ situations; this word means DANGEROUS or DEADLY (365).
  2. 8. When reading the epic poem The Odyssey readers must pay close attention to the ____ ____ who are telling the story. (page 367).
  3. 9. The gods and goddesses were human like because they have human shortcomings and petty (silly/insignificant) ______ (368).
  4. 11. The ___ ___ includes fantastic or exotic lands, involving more than one nation or culture. We will also refer to this as the hero's journey. (365)
  5. 14. An _____ renames a person or thing with a descriptive phrase (page 366).
  6. 16. What type of poem is The Odyssey?
  7. 17. In which language was the epic originally spoken and, eventually, written? (366)
  8. 18. Odysseus does not have superhuman strength like _____ (page 368).
  9. 19. ____ or _____ (destiny) could potentially help or harm the EPIC HERO (365).
  10. 22. Brave heroes, sea monster, suitors contest, loyal servant, buried treasure and ____ _____ are elements of the hero's ARCHETYPE. (365)
  11. 24. The Trojan Horse was supposed to be a ____ ____ to King Priam (page 368).
  12. 25. The gods and goddesses are often _____ or arguing (page 368).
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  1. 1. . The EPIC PLOT depicts a long, strange journey filled with the following complications or EXTERNAL CONFLICTS: strange creatures, ____ _____, divine intervention, and large-scale events. (365).
  2. 2. The ____ War lasted for ____ years. (368).
  3. 3. When reading THE ODYSSEY readers should note major events and conflicts and try to _____ their outcomes (page 367)
  4. 4. The gods used humans or people as ____, which mean they are like pieces in a game used for their amusement (a previous vocabulary word). (368)
  5. 5. Odysseus uses or employs ____ and _____ to get out of difficult situations (page 368).
  6. 6. Odysseus' homeland (368).
  7. 7. characters and situations recognizable across times and cultures are referred to as _____. (365)
  8. 8. EPIC THEMES include ____, loyalty, the fate of a nation, life and death, beauty and a homecoming. (365)
  9. 10. Odysseus is considered an ___ ____; one who embodies qualities valued by the culture. (365).
  10. 12. An event that is unavoidable in a person's life; destiny. Begins with an f and rhymes with date.
  11. 13. What word on page 368 means "tie" or "deadlock" and is used to describe the Trojan War?
  12. 15. The gods and goddesses like nothing better than influencing and _____ human _____. (368)
  13. 20. reference to a literary or historical person, place or event.
  14. 21. Heroic stories were told in the ___ ____ of ancient Greece, whereas today we watch movies and read novels. (365).
  15. 23. A simile compares two unlike objects using like or as to explain the shared trait. An ___ ___ is developed over several lines, rather than in one word (page 366).