Suspense is created by...

building anticipation about what will happen next

What does Tiresias predict about Odysseus's death?

It will be gentle and by the ocean

giving a hint of what is to come later in the story

Odysseus listened to the sirens' song because...

He wanted to be the only one to hear it and survive

Consonance is the repetition...

of consonant sounds at the ends and/or middle of words

An example of personification would be...

The lily was excited for the watering can's visit

Alliteration is defined as...

repetition of same letter or sound at start of words

Blank verse can be described as...

Poetry without a specific rhyme pattern

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Odyssey Literary Devices

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1
The jibbitz on Mz. Dubs's green Crocs is...
a Batman logo
a Mickey Mouse
a Lego character
a coffee cup
2
Scylla is the _________ and Charybdis is _________
Whirlpool, sea monster
Sea monster, whirlpool
Goddess that made the men pigs, the blind prophet
A cyclops neighbor, location of Circe's island
3
The blind prophet's name was ________?
Tiresias
Elpenor
Antigone
Telemachus
4
Giving human traits to nonhuman or inanimate objects is...
Animation
Personification
Allegory
5
An example of consonance is...
He struck a streak of bad luck
Whoa that bow is low on her toe
The sun is blue today
6
Suspense is created by...
building anticipation about what will happen next
repetition of harsh consonant sounds like "ah"
telling readers what is going to happen next
7
Odysseus and his men were heading home after spending how many years at war at ______ ?
1, Olympus
10, Troy
3, Troy
15, Ithaca
8
The god that destroyed Odysseus's ship was...
Poseidon
Zeus
Hades
Helios
9
What does Tiresias predict about Odysseus's death?
It will be gentle and by the ocean
He will die trying to save his crew
It will come before he reaches home
He will die a violent death at the hands of angry gods
10
Foreshadowing is...
giving a hint of what is to come later in the story
the technical term for three periods in a row (...)
using introductions at the beginning of each line
11
Why didn't Odysseus stop his men from eating the sun god's cattle?
He had crippling diarrhea
He was far away scouting
He was sleeping
He was fishing
12
Odysseus listened to the sirens' song because...
He lost a bet with his crew
Zeus wanted him to suffer as a sacrifice
He wanted to be the only one to hear it and survive
Tiresias told him to
13
Consonance is the repetition...
of consonant sounds at the ends and/or middle of words
vowel sounds at the end and/or middle of words
of rhymes
14
To escape the cyclops Polyphemus Odysseus did NOT...
Stab Polyphemus in the liver
Taunt Polyphemus to throw boulders to create waves
Lie and say his name was "Nohbdy"
Hide from the blinded cyclops
15
An example of personification would be...
The rock was rough and gray
Bob picked up the phone and dialed Fred's number
The lily was excited for the watering can's visit
16
Odysseus makes it home along with how many of his crew?
15
2.3
3
0
17
"Cold rain smothered the fire as night fell" is an example of...
Consonance
Alliteration
Mood
Onomatopoeia
18
Alliteration is defined as...
references to historical literature in modern texts
repetition of same letter or sound at start of words
a rhyme scheme
repetition of same letter or sound at end of words
19
Blank verse can be described as...
Poetry with spaces left blank for readers to fill
Poetry without a specific rhyme pattern
Poetry with a specific rhyme pattern
20
An example of alliteration would be...
Bob buys boots by the beach
UFO tofu
crackle pop hiss
Eat beets and leeks til you leak

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