Odyssey Flashcards

1
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A brief description phrase used to characterize a particular person

A

epithet

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2
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A literacy device used when the reader knows something the characters do not

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dramatic irony

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3
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a comparison of two things using like or as that occurs in an epic at a longer length than normal

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epic simile

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4
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comparing two things without using like or as at a longer length

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extended metaphor

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5
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a hint or phrase by a character or the author that relates to the future events in the story

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foreshadow

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6
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very hard work

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travail

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7
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Prodigious

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to be enourmous

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8
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To have craftiness ; to be clever

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guile

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9
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someone who is running away or hiding to avoid punishment for wrong doings

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fugitive

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10
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Xenia, the greeks believed to be welcoming and provide for anyone who may show up to them because it could be a god

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hospitality

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11
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the sudden thought or wish to do something

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whim

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12
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a loud continuos noise ; an uproar

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din

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13
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to be arrogant

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haughty ex) Antinous

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14
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quality of being shamelessly bold ; disrespectfullness

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impudence

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15
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confusing ; bewildering

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bemusing

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16
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unnaturally seeming to due or careful planning

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contrived

17
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noisy merrymaking

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revelry