8th Grade Literature Final Flashcards

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What is the meaning of the phrase old age in a god is tough and green in line 12 of The Aeneid?

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1. Aging takes a toll on gods, but they are still powerful.

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What is the effect of the words used to describe the whirlpool in lines 2–3 of The Aeneid?

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The poet conveys a tone of disgust.

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What role does the river Styx play in the narrative of The Aeneid?

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It serves as a barrier between the living and the dead

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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A What is the tone of the excerpt from The Aeneid of Virgil?

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Grim and wretched

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Part B: Which two quotes from The Aeneid best support the answer to Part A?

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A whirlpool thick / with sludge, its giant eddy seething, vomits / all of its swirling sand into Cocytus. (lines 2–4)

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How is Cerberus characterized by both words and illustrations in Hades: Lord of the Dead?

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As welcoming but fierce’

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According to the description of the crowded shores of Erebus in Hades: Lord of the Dead, how do the anonymous dead view the living?

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As irresistible objects

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What is the author’s most likely purpose in telling the story of Hades: Lord of the Dead as a graphic novel?

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To engage a new generation of readers in an ancient story

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What is the effect of the setting in the graphic novel Hades: Lord of the Dead?

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It enhances the mood of dread and foreboding.

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What is the effect of the narrator’s use of the word you throughout the excerpt from Hades: Lord of the Dead?

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It makes the reader feel like part of the story.