Unit 1: Echoes From The Past – Flashcards

The author of the Odyssey, an epic written in 700 B.C, was ______

Which of the following patterns of organization is most appropriate in a good summary?

An epic is a narrative or poetic literature work that tells of

Which is a synonym for stroke as it is used in line 131 of the excerpt from the Odyssey, part 1?

What is the effect of the epic simile in lines 118-131 of the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part II? Sometimes in farmyards when the cows return well-fed from pasture to the barn, one sees the pens give way before the calves in tumult, breaking through to cluster about their mothers, bumping together bawling. ~from the Odyssey, Part 2 [lines 122-126]

In the Odyssey, Part II, Odysseus went to Circe, from ______ he was promised his freedom.

What is the present tense of chided?

Which figure of speech is exemplified by lines 149-151 of the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part III? Then slid his right hand down the cord and plucked it, / so the taut gut vibrating hummed and sang a swallow's note.

Which of the following is the antecedent for the pronoun in the sentence below? Penelope and her maids walked towards the suitors and gave the bow.

What does the word sensemost likely mean in line 69 of the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part III? You bleary vagabond, no rag of sense is left you!