The Odyssey Flashcard

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Flashback

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Literary device presenting past events

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Epic

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Long narrative poem celebrating heroes' achievements.

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In media res

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Story starts in the middle of the plot

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Epic Hero

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Noble qualities, grand journey or quest

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Epic Simile

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Detailed comparison, many lines in length

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Author of The Odyssey

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Homer

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Main protagonist of The Odyssey

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Odysseus

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Goddess assisting Odysseus

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Athena

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King of the gods in Greek mythology

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Zeus

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Odysseus' wife

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Penelope