Word Wall 1-Odyssey

Question 0

Tone

Answer 0

any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.

Question 1

Irony

Answer 1

the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

Question 2

Point of View

Answer 2

a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint

Question 3

Indirect Character

Answer 3

the process by which the writer shows the character’s personality through his/her speech, actions and appearance.

Question 4

Secondary Source

Answer 4

next after the first in order, place, time, etc.

Question 5

Epic Hero

Answer 5

a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events

Question 6

Summarize

Answer 6

to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form

Question 7

Analyze

Answer 7

to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of

Question 8

Journey

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a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip.

Question 9

Direct Character

Answer 9

the processes by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives, phrases, or epithets.

Question 10

Phrases

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a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence

Question 11

Primary source

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first of highest in rank or importance; chief; principal

Question 12

Paraphrase

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a restatement of a ext or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording

Question 13

Characterization

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portrayal; description; the actor’s characterization of a politician

Question 14

Tragic Flaw

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the character defect that causes the downfall of protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia

Question 15

Hero

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a man of distinguished courage or ability , admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities

Question 16

Myth

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a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite or phenomenon of nature

Question 17

Mythology

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a body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person; Greek mythology

Question 18

Epic

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nothing or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style

Question 19

Character

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the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing

Question 20

Narrative

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a story or account of events, experiences or the like, whether true or fictitious

Question 21

Archetypes

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the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first from; prototype

Question 22

Clauses

Answer 22

a syntactic construction containg a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence constituting a whole simple sentence.