Odyssey Vocabulary check-in

Commonly occurring plot structures, cliches, and rhetorical devices in creative storytelling

• archetype

• trope

• epic

• epithet

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

An adjective or descriptive phrase used to identify a person, place, or thing

• epic

• trope

• archetype

• epithet

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters (heroes) and their dealings with the gods as they travel great distances on a quest

• epic

• archetype

• epithetically

• trope

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A common type of character often seen in stories no matter the genre

• archetype

• trope

• epic

• epithet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Excessive pride; a negative personality trait that is often the downfall of heroes

• rhapsode

• oral tradition

• Odysseus

• hubris

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A person who recites poetry from memory and stitches multiple poems together to form longer epics, such as the Homeric epics The Odyssey, The Iliad, and The Aeneid

• hubris

• oral tradition

• rhapsode

• Odysseus

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Before any written language was developed, and certainly before writing became easier with papyrus or paper, stories were told orally. Think of it like telling stories around a campfire.

• rhapsode

• oral tradition

• Odysseus

• hubris

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

a reference to another literary work, historical event, person, or piece of art

• allusion

• tone

• characterization

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

The author's or speaker's attitude about the subject

• theme

• allusion

• tone

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Both the type of characters in a story and the method for their development. Can be direct or indirect and is done through speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks

• theme

• tone

• characterization

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D