Odyssey Midterm Terminology Quizizz

The Odyssey begins "en medias res" meaning...

• in the beginning

• as a flashback

• in the middle of things

• without an ending

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A term meaning a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds...

• epic

• invocation

• homer

• theme topic

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A Greek poet, thought to be blind, the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey...

• Achilles

• Hector

• Homer

• Oedipus

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The true meaning of the word, _________, is "a long journey".

• odyssey

• iliad

• ilium

• simile

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An _______________ for the Odyssey would include the page number and line numbers in parentheses because it is a poem.

• in-text citation

• invocation

• diction

• odyssey

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A call (usually upon a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration...

• motivation

• invocation

• simile

• diction

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A writer or speaker's choice of words...

• tone

• simile

• diction

• mood

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A comparison of two unlike things using the word like or as...

• diction

• tone

• metaphor

• simile

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A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions which takes place within a single character...

• internal conflict

• external conflict

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A struggle between a literary character and an outside force (such as nature, technology, society, or another character)...

• internal conflict

• external conflict

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