This list does not include all characters who appear in the odyssey, but it. Setting david bowman persistent location era this book takes place in space past the asteroid belt as it is a science fiction book 1 but they had not yet finished with jupiter 2 until it was time to rendezvous with saturn 3 bowman also listened to mission controls apologia. The adventures will be told in episodes important to the history of a nation or race. Grade 9 units literature the odyssey language arts. Encourage students to analyze various story elements through the fun activities and lessons provided in this guide. First the greeks must get past the sirens whose irresistible songs lure sailors into their islands coastal reefs. Tell me, o muse, of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of troy. In the present paper the author aims to shed some light in odyssey s. Get together with a partner to brainstorm a word web. Elements of literature teachers edition is a twovolume text that helps teachers strengthen students understanding of literature by focusing on the teaching of advanced literary concepts. Homers epic poem the odyssey has fascinated readers and listeners for thousands of years. Odyssey literary devices 1 the odyssey literary devices. The odyssey literary analysis and reflection english 9. Distribute a guide about the odyssey that provides discussion and essay questions as well as activities to precede, accompany, and follow reading.
The poem is fundamental to the modern western canon, and is the secondthe iliad being the firstextant work of western literature. Holt literature textbook 9th grade unit 11 the odyssey. Now the people of pylos were gathered on the sea shore to offer sacrifice of black bulls to neptune lord of the earthquake. Take your grades 6, 7, and 8 students on an odyssey with the odyssey unit plan. Choose from 500 different sets of elements of literature third course odyssey flashcards on quizlet. The gods and goddesses take an active part inactive part in helping or hindering e. Odysseus journey takes ten years, during which time his wife, penelope, waits faithfully and resists numerous suitors. Students will compare and contrast the text to the movie. Samuel butler tell me, o muse, of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of troy. True to his word, odysseus returns to aeaea for elpenors funeral rites. This is a pack of resources to use with a unit over homers the odyssey. Literary elements notesliterary elements are elements that make up a work of literature characters, characterization, conflict, setting, theme, symbolism, point of view, mood, tone, and plot characters and characterization characters characters are people or animals who take part in the action of a story.
In the opening verses, homer addresses the muse of epic poetry. Students will identify literary elements devices throughout the odyssey and provide examples of them. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jun 16, 2016 tolkien, who was a professor of english literature at oxford, drew inspiration from the odyssey and the story of beowulf. Introduction to the odyssey when was the odyssey written. A great hero having supernatural qualities but notqualities but not super powerssuper powers 2. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. A leader of courage, daring and wit, he pursues his goalto return home after many years of warin the face of many setbacks. Students will demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary words from the odyssey. We generally refer to the things that make up a work of literature, its component parts, as elements. Elements of literature course 6 hardcover january 1, 1997 by anderson author 5. References to the odyssey in young adult literature. The odyssey advanced placement literature teaching unit objectives the odyssey objectives by the end of this unit, the student will be able to. The odyssey literary analysis is a good leader classified as one who personally gains a lot or one who benefits his or her community at large.
Selected readings of the odyssey books 1, 5, 912, 2224 study guide. A staid housekeeper brought on bread to serve them. Before reading the odyssey, i never really associated it with any of the other books i read. The odyssey prentice hall text fitzgerald part 1 edl. How does the odyssey contribute to western literature. Elements of literature tests answer key includes a copy of the student tests with answer overprints for easy grading. It combines realistic elements of historical events with wildly imagined scenes of fantastic places and creatures.
Can be tied into the storytelling aspect with other fables and animal farm. The ten sentence quiz format and a comprehensive 100 point final test true and false, multiple choice. The literature on storytelling in the odyssey is vast, see, for example. On the left side, jot down qualities that you think would be helpful to a hero, such as physical strength. Each section of the clip is titled and it includes the following moments from the movie. Circe is helpful once more, providing supplies and warnings about the journey to begin the next dawn. One notable exception is achilles, particularly in relation to how he was depicted in the iliad, the immediate predecessor to the odyssey. Aug 18, 20 notes on the elements of literature terms. Lombardos version is especially close to modern spoken english on shmoop, we quote from the 1950s version by. The odyssey is the story of odysseus, the king of ithaca and his long and difficult journey to return home after the trojan war it is fair to say that the very word odyssey has entered the english language as a synonym for any long and hard journey. The odyssey literary devices tone the authors attitude towards his subject calypso p. About the selection theodysseyis a classic adventure story.
Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. An instructional guide for literature is the perfect resource to aid students in analyzing and comprehending homers epic poem. The epic preceding the odyssey, called the iliad, revolves around achilles, the hero of the commonly known trojan wars. Gaze, vision, and visuality in ancient greek literature edited by a. And were not even asking you to read it in ancient greek.
Written by homer, the odyssey tells the story of odysseus return from troy. Tolkien, who was a professor of english literature at oxford, drew inspiration from the odyssey and the story of beowulf. Introduction to the iliad background information on the iliad. A maid brought water soon in a graceful golden pitcher and over a silver basin tipped it out so they might rinse their hands, then pulled a gleaming table to their side. Essay about the odyssey literary elements 819 words cram. Summary and analysis book 12 the cattle of the sun.
The poem is, in part, a sequel to homers iliad and mainly centers on the greek hero odysseus or ulysses, as he was known in roman. In 2005, margaret atwood questioned how penelope feltthought and responded to events while odysseus and wrote a companion piece to the odyssey called the penelopiad. The odyssey worksheets, project, and test ereading. Gender, audiences, and narrators in the odyssey ann arbor. So i was thinking about modern adaptations of the odyssey, such as the movie oh brother, where art thou. I mean, i knew greek mythology when i saw it, but i didnt realize that most of these references were to the iliad or to the odyssey, not just to greek mythology in general after having read only a few chapters into the odyssey, i started thinking back on all the books i had read, and finding. By this time most students have already been introduced to mythology, so. It combines realistic elements of historical events with wildly imag. The odyssey is tied to homers the illiad, which prefaces the journey odysseus travels on during the odyssey. It is, in part, a sequel to the iliad, the other work ascribed to homer.
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. The earliest literary accounts of it, found in the iliad and the odyssey, are elaborated in later classical literature. Then, on the right side, jot down qualities that you think might hinder a person from being an effective hero. Get answers to these questions and more in shmoop s intro to this epic poem. The use of literary devices in homers the odyssey kibin. The odyssey, by homer, is a classical piece of greek literature. Pdf over the generations, people never cease to be fascinated by the epic journeys of. Its hard to consider a person educated in the literary tradition unless theyve familiar with this classic. All cyberenglish9 students are expected to know and use these terms. Lombardos version is especially close to modern spoken english. After fighting in the brutal trojan war, odysseus travels the sea in hopes of returning to ithaca, his homeland, and his wife and son, penelope and telemachus. The teachers edition features wide margins with ideas for leading class discussions and. The odyssey is an epic poem that served an educational purpose for those who heard it.
It was probably composed near the end of the 8th century bc. The odyssey is an excellent work of literature for ninth or tenth grade students to read. It relates historical stories with fantastical elements of myth, legend, and divine intervention. This is an edited series of clips from the odyssey. According to legend, the trojan war began after paris, a trojan prince, kidnapped the beautiful helen from her husband, menelaus mdnqelapes, the king of sparta. Tells of odysseuss adventures in both the iliad and the. The odyssey is one of two major ancient greek epic poems attributed to homer. Achilles bemoans his state, saying that he would rather be a slave in the world of the living than rule amongst the dead. Hypothesizes about the origins of the elements of the iliad and the odyssey. Literature network homer the odyssey book iii book iii but as the sun was rising from the fair sea into the firmament of heaven to shed light on mortals and immortals, they reached pylos the city of neleus. Poseidon is odysseus enemy and athena helps odysseus. The trojan war this legendary war seems to have occurred sometime around 1200 b. Students will read and answer questions on part 2 of the odyssey. Rl 7 analyze the representation of a subject or key scene in two different artistic mediums.
Many persons and places in the odyssey are best known to readers by their latinized names, such as telemachus. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he was acquainted. Three important elements of the plot of each epic are the trojan war, the heroism of odysseus, and the interference of the gods. To be a critic of literature, that is to be one who talks about what literature does and means, we need a common vocabulary. The poem was probably written near the end of the eighth century bc, somewhere along the greekcontrolled western turkey seaside, ionia. A greek poet named homer wrote the odyssey sometime from bc 1400900 during the mycenaean period. He hoped, whats more, to ask him about his longlost father. Feminine narrative and subjectivity in homers odyssey. 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. The holt reader third course holt, rinehart and winston on.
For the firsttime reader, probably the hardest thing about homers odyssey is its language. If youre really struggling, you could check out some uptodate translations by robert fagles and stanley lombardo. But unlike odysseus, whose tragic flaw is his pride, bilbo is a much more sympathetic characterjust a hobbit who returns to his quiet life in the shire when his odyssey is over. For this reason, we study a list of literary terms. Choose your answers to the questions and click next to see the next set of questions. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Homers odyssey, along with its prequel the iliad, are the first works of literature in the western world. Learn elements of literature third course odyssey with free interactive flashcards. Homer composed the odyssey in a meter known as dactylic hexameter, which gives the epic its elevated style. Keep these qualities in mind as you read this part of the odyssey.
In the odyssey, homer employs most of the literary and poetic devices associated with epics. Dec 15, 2012 after having read only a few chapters into the odyssey, i started thinking back on all the books i had read, and finding references to the odyssey in many of them. The odyssey elements in literature flashcards quizlet. Homer powerpoint prereading powerpoint fun overview of the odyssey powerpoint literary elements in the odyssey powerpoint odysseus as a hero powerpoint 9 newspaper articles teacher reso. The present translator has used forms telemakhos closer to the greek spelling and pronunciation. The odyssey worksheets, project, and test ereading worksheets. Its edited to display odysseus adventures chronologically. The odyssey is a continuation of the iliad and deals with odysseus, another hero of the trojan. But as the sun was rising from the fair sea into the firmament of heaven to shed light on mortals and immortals, they reached pylos the city of neleus. The odyssey has influenced western literature by placing emphasis and importance on the individuals actions and feelings. Here are worksheets and a project to help you teach or appreciate the odyssey. Rl 9 analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work.
Learning modalities visualspatial learners encourage students to use the illustration on p. 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. There are three significant elements of plot that affect the odyssey. The odyssey book 20 diseased household the suitors display a total abuse of xenia take advantage of penelopestelemakhoss hospitality and invade their home keep eating and drinking without thanking their hosts suitors act as though they deserve everything they want there was no. Elements of literature teachers edition with cd 2nd ed. But unlike odysseus, whose tragic flaw is his pride, bilbo is a much more sympathetic characterjust a hobbit who returns. To be a critic of literature, that is to be one who talks about what literature does and means, we need a. Throughout the odyssey, homer makes use of many literary techniques in order to give meaning to the poem beyond its significance as a work of historic fiction and help his readers in the comprehension of the story. Odysseus, for example, represents the model epic hero.
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