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Odyssey Literary Terms

Authored by Taylor Elliott

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Odyssey Literary Terms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the central character of an epic is called:

hero
epic hero
Odysseus
Zeus

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

rhapsodes
hubris
allusion
epithets

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

myth
epic
oral tradition
vocal tradition

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

poetry that tells a story

narrative poetry
story poetry
epic poetry
none of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

epic simile
myth
narrative
poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes

epic
narrative poem
epic simile
rhapsodes

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an elaborate comparison of unlike subjects

metaphor
epic simile
epic metephor
simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

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