Odyssey Flashcards
A brief description phrase used to characterize a particular person
epithet
A literacy device used when the reader knows something the characters do not
dramatic irony
a comparison of two things using like or as that occurs in an epic at a longer length than normal
epic simile
comparing two things without using like or as at a longer length
extended metaphor
a hint or phrase by a character or the author that relates to the future events in the story
foreshadow
very hard work
travail
Prodigious
to be enourmous
To have craftiness ; to be clever
guile
someone who is running away or hiding to avoid punishment for wrong doings
fugitive
Xenia, the greeks believed to be welcoming and provide for anyone who may show up to them because it could be a god
hospitality
the sudden thought or wish to do something
whim
a loud continuos noise ; an uproar
din
to be arrogant
haughty ex) Antinous
quality of being shamelessly bold ; disrespectfullness
impudence
confusing ; bewildering
bemusing