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From The Odyssey, Pt.1: The Cyclops

From The Odyssey, Pt.1: The Cyclops. Annotated Text Practice. Reconfigured for English I Self-Assessment. Designed by Melissa Biggs 2010. Rules of play…. This is a self-assessment tool designed to help you gauge your understanding of reading and interpreting parts of an epic poem.

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From The Odyssey, Pt.1: The Cyclops

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  1. From The Odyssey, Pt.1: The Cyclops Annotated Text Practice Reconfigured for English I Self-Assessment Designed by Melissa Biggs 2010

  2. Rules of play… This is a self-assessment tool designed to help you gauge your understanding of reading and interpreting parts of an epic poem. Familiarize yourself with the literary devices and figurative language categorized and explained on slide 3. On each slide, read the passage quoted or summarized. Answer the question, then click the slide – the right answer will be revealed. Some questions have more than one correct answer.

  3. What’s the difference? Literary device Figurative Language • Foreshadowing – hints or clues that lead to the outcome • Suspense – high emotion that creates anxiety about the ending • Situational Irony – when what a character expects to happen, does not; the opposite does • Dramatic Irony – when the reader knows something that a character does not • Verbal Irony – when a character says something and means another • Epithet – a nickname or phrase representative of a character, place, or thing • Simile – a comparison of two things using like, as, or than • Metaphor – a comparison of two things saying one thing is another • Epic simile – an extended comparison of two things using like, as, than, just so, just as; uses cultural cues • Personification – giving human qualities to something nonhuman • Symbolism – words with a greater meaning • Imagery – words that appeal to the five senses

  4. A. “but he seemed rather a shaggy mountain” (l. 132) What type of figurative language? Simile Metaphor Epic Simile Personification Symbolism Imagery

  5. B. “Yet I refused. I wished to see the cave man, what he had to offer – no pretty sight, it turned out, for my friends.” (l.171) What type of literary device? Foreshadowing Suspense Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Epithet

  6. C. “we all scattered fast to the far wall.” (l.180) What type of literary device? Foreshadowing Suspense Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Epithet

  7. D. “and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies” (l. 234) What type of figurative language? Simile Metaphor Epic Simile Personification Symbolism Imagery

  8. E. “spattering the floor.” (l.235) What type of figurative language? Simile Metaphor Epic Simile Personification Symbolism Imagery

  9. F. “gaping and crunching like a mountain lion” (l. 237) What type of figurative language? Simile Metaphor Epic Simile Personification Symbolism Imagery

  10. G. He tells the giant that his name is Nohbdy.(summary) What type of literary device? Foreshadowing Suspense Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Epithet

  11. H. “blood ran out around the red-hot bar. Eyelid and lash were seared; the pierced ball hissed broiling, and the roots popped.” (l. 338) What type of figurative language? Simile Metaphor Epic Simile Personification Symbolism Imagery

  12. I. “Nohbdy, Nohbdy’s tricked me. Nohbdy’s ruined me!” (l. 358) What type of literary device? Foreshadowing Suspense Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Epithet

  13. J. “Ah, well, if nobody has played you foul… we are no use in pain.” (l. 360) What type of literary device? Foreshadowing Suspense Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Epithet

  14. K. “like a charm” (l.365) What type of figurative language? Simile Metaphor Epic Simile Personification Symbolism Imagery

  15. L. Odysseus clings to the belly of the ram with the most wool. (summary) What type of literary device? Foreshadowing Suspense Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Epithet • What type of figurative language? • Simile • Metaphor • Epic Simile • Personification • Symbolism • Imagery

  16. M. They fear that the blind giant will figure out their sea position from his voice. (summary) What type of literary device? Foreshadowing Suspense Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Epithet

  17. N. “raider of cities” (l. 459) What type of literary device? Foreshadowing Suspense Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Epithet

  18. O. “Laertes’ son” (l. 460) What type of literary device? Foreshadowing Suspense Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Epithet

  19. P. He asks that Odysseus never be allowed to reach home. (summary) What type of literary device? Foreshadowing Suspense Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Epithet

  20. Q. “Cronus’ son” (l.511) What type of literary device? Foreshadowing Suspense Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Epithet

  21. R. “destruction for my ships he had in store and death for those who sailed them.” (l. 513) What type of literary device? Foreshadowing Suspense Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Epithet

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