Odyssey Literary Terms

the central character of an epic is called:

• hero
• epic hero
• Odysseus
• Zeus

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

these are descriptive phrases used to describe a character; examples are 
"son of Laertes" or "raider of cities"

• rhapsodes
• hubris
• allusion
• epithets

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

passing of songs, stories, and poems by word of mouth through generations

• myth
• epic
• oral tradition
• vocal tradition

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

poetry that tells a story

• narrative poetry
• story poetry
• epic poetry
• none of these

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or explains natural phenomenon

• epic simile
• myth
• narrative
• poetry

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

a long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes

• epic
• narrative poem
• epic simile
• rhapsodes

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

an elaborate comparison of unlike subjects

• metaphor
• epic simile
• epic metephor
• simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

an opening prayer often used by epic poets is called an ____________ of the muses

• opening
• prayer
• request
• invocation

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

this means "too much pride"

• hubris
• Odyssey
• invocate
• hubrid

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

people who recited epic poems were called __________

• muses
• heroes
• rhapsodes
• traditionalists