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Yr 8 poetry/classics: POLYPHEMUS. The story so far…. Odysseus has angered a range of Gods at and after the fall of Troy. He is travelling home with his companions By book X of the poem, they have had a range of adventures before meeting: THE CYCLOPS. BIOGRAPHY:. Son of Poseidon
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The story so far…. • Odysseus has angered a range of Gods at and after the fall of Troy. • He is travelling home with his companions • By book X of the poem, they have had a range of adventures before meeting: • THE CYCLOPS
BIOGRAPHY: • Son of Poseidon • Lives in a community of cyclopes • Herds sheep • Excessively violent when drunk • Prone to want to eat man-flesh • Not the sharpest tool in the box.
Activities • Summarising and transforming texts • Read and note the key events in the order in which they happen • Note any strong imagery being used • Turn the story around… • What is the narrative view of the Odyssey? • If you had to write a diary or a letter, what would be different?
Quick quiz • How many products used in the 21st century can you find which use the cyclops name or idea in their names or descriptions? • Why do they use it and is it a good choice for their product?