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The Iliad

The Iliad. ELAWLRL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works from around the world by relating them to their contemporary context or historical background, as well as to works from other time periods.

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The Iliad

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  1. The Iliad ELAWLRL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works from around the world by relating them to their contemporary context or historical background, as well as to works from other time periods. b. Relates a literary work to the seminal ideas of the time and place in which it is set or the time and place of its composition. i. Greek

  2. Literary Devices in The Iliad • Media Res- the story begins “in the middle of things” • Stock Epithet- a phrase repeatedly used to describe a character • Foreshadowing- clues or hints about the plot events to come • Theme- universal ideas or life lessons

  3. Vocabulary from Books 1 and 6-Write down the word-create a sentence- draw a picture to represent the sentence • incensed adj. very angry; enraged • plunder v. to rob by force in warfare • sacrosanct adj. very holy; sacred • brazen adj. shamelessly bold • harrowed v. distressed; tormented • bereft adj. deprived or taken away

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