Lesson 1.3.4.

​Lesson 1.3.4: Comparing Mediums About Achilles

By Ashley Hassenbein

Learners can:

• differentiate between poetry and prose

• differentiate between limited and omniscient points of view

• identify point of view, language, tone, and author's purpose in poetry and prose

Vocabulary: poetry, prose, point of view, limited, omniscient

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​Lesson Overview:

Achilles

• Human flaws play a key role in many Greek myths. For example, the brave but hot-tempered warrior Achilles believes himself nearly invincible in battle. His pride and anger drive him to make decisions that ultimately lead to his demise.

• This Greek myth inspired the name of part of the human body. The part of Achilles' heel that was struck by the arrow is now called the Achilles tendon.

Achilles battled theTrojan prince Hector in revenge. However, Achilles met his downfall when he was struck by an arrow on his heel. Contributor

Achilles was one of the greatest warriors in the Trojan War, known for his strength and skill in battle.

Achilles' pride was hurt when the Greek leader, Agamemnon, took his prize, Briseis. In anger, Achilles decided to stop fighting, and without him, the Greeks started losing the war.

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​Poetry and Prose

• Poetry is a type of literature that uses a variety of creative elements and forms to convey ideas, experiences, and emotions. Poems often rely on rhythm, rhyme, and figurative language to express their ideas in very few words.

• Prose, in contrast, is more ordinary, familiar writing. Prose is generally longer and written to reflect the way people speak. Prose generally uses complete sentences and follows strict grammatical rules.

​ For example, sentences in poetry:

• may break in the middle to form separate lines;

• do not have to end with punctuation;

• may include dialogue without the use of quotation marks or dialogue tags;

• may have indentions in unique places;

• may not follow grammatical rules.

• run to the margins before breaking to new lines;

• follow strict gramatical rules

• may include dialogue with quotation marks and dialogue tags;

• only include indentions for the beginning of a paragraph

​Prose

Point of view - the perspective from
which a text is told.

Limited Point of View - narrator only knows the thoughts, feelings, and perspectives of one character in the story.

Omniscient Point of View - the narrator knows all of the story's events and the thoughts, feelings, and perspectives of all characters in the story.

The word omniscient means “all-knowing.”

Multiple Choice

Why does point of view matter?

• It determines how much information the readers knows about the text.

• It ensures that the poem or prose is told from only one character's perspective.

• It limits the emotional impact on the reader.

• It allows the reader to understand how the author feels.

On the other hand, prose often uses clear and direct language to explain events.

Works of prose use the elements of plot to tell a story.

Poetry often uses figurative language such as metaphors, similes, or personification to create images and emotions.

Poetry

Language & Tone

Prose

​Overall, poetry tends to be more expressive and playful with language and tone, while prose sticks with clear and sequential storytelling.

Persuade: to convince the reader to believe or do something

Inform: to teach or explain facts about a particular topic

Entertain: to engage the reader with an entertaining story

Prose

Express emotion: to bring out feelings in the reader

Reflect: to have the reader question and think about the human experience using common themes such as love, loss, and identity

Poetry

The author's purpose in poetry and prose can be the same but often differ because of point of view, language, and tone.

Multiple Choice

Poetry allows authors to express emotions in a creative and powerful way using rhythm and imagery.

• True

• False

Annotation!

You can find the poem “Complaint of Achilles' Heel” and the prose “The Myth of Achilles” in your English Notebook.

To access the digital texts, see lesson 1.3.4 (page 7).

Multiple Select

Select all that apply to the

"Complaint of Achilles' Heel" and "The Myth of Achilles."

• provide insight into his character and legacy

• discuss Achilles' downfall

• connect to Chinese mytholog

• ignore the importance of Achilles' heel

Open Ended

What is the difference between limited and omniscient point of view?

You can start your response with:

Limited point of view is _____, and omniscient point of view is . . .

Labelling

Select items below to identify characteristics of poetry.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

written in paragraphs

creative expression

uses figurative language

written in lines and stanzas

order events structured way

clear language and/or dialogue

​In this lesson, you learned how to:

• differentiate between poetry and prose;

• differentiate between limited and omniscient points of view;

• identify point of view, language, tone, and author's purpose in poetry and prose.

​Summary