“ODYSSEY” DOL – INC. 1. HOMER, HE SEEMS TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF EVENTS, & KINGDOMS, HANDED DOWN FROM WAY WAY LONG BEFORE HIS TIME.

“ODYSSEY” DOL – INC. 2. ALTHOUGH FULL OF FINE QUALITYS ODYSSEUS ALSO REVEELS HIS WEAKNESS’S.

JOURNAL –”ODYSSEY” WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE MONSTER? WHICH FICTIONAL MONSTER DO YOU THINK IS MOST UNUSUAL/FRIGHTENING? WHY? BEST OR WORST?

“ODYSSEY” EPIC HERO THEME CHARACTER EPIC EPIC SIMILE SETTING

“ODYSSEY” EXTERNAL CONFLICT INTERNAL CONFLICT FORESHADOWING METAPHOR TONE

“ODYSSEY” SUSPENSE EPITHET IMAGERY IRONY TRAGEDY COMEDY

“ODYSSEY” VOCAB ADVERSARY APPALLED AVENGE DISDAIN ENTREAT STRATEGIST FORMIDABLE GUILE

“ODYSSEY” VOCAB INDIFFERENTPONDEROUSWHIM

“ODYSSEY” DOL – COR. 1. HOMER SEEMS TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF EVENTS & KINGDOMS HANDED DOWN FROM LONG BEFORE HIS TIME.

“ODYSSEY” DOL – COR. 2. ALTHOUGH FULL OF FINE QUALITIES, ODYSSEUS ALSO REVEALS HIS WEAKNESSES.

1)TROY  TROJAN WAR  WOODEN HORSE  GREEKS WIN WAR  TROJAN GODS ANGRY W/ODYSSEUS.

BOOK 9 BEIGNS: THE JOURNEY HOME TO ITHACA FOR ODYSSEUS.

2) CICONES-ALLIES TO TROY  GRKS OVERCONFIDENT  O & MEN RAID CICONES  GREEKS CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY ARMY

2) CICONES  ODYSSEUS’ MEN HELP THEMSELVES TO WOMEN, FOOD, & WINE.  LOSE 72 MEN IN CONFLICT W/CICONES.

3) LOTUS EATERS  O’S ONLY SENDS 3 MEN TO CHECK OUT ISLAND.  GOOD LEADERSHIP  MEN EAT LOTUS PLANT

3) LOTUS EATERS  MEN DO NOT RETURN  LOTUS PLANT MAKES THEM FORGET HOME.  O GOES & DRAGS THEM BACK TO SHIP.

4) CYCLOPS  LIVE IN CAVES, BARBAIC  NO SENSE OF COMMUNITY  NO LAWS/GOV’T  CROPS GROW WILD

3) CYCLOPS – O TOOK 12 BEST MEN & BRANDY, 7 GOLDEN COINS, & SILVER WINE BOWL.  CYCLOPS DOES NOT HONOR ZEUS OR GODS

CYCLOPS – O TELLS HIM POSEIDON DESTROYED SHIP ON ROCKS  C- EATS 6 MEN  O’S EGO / CURIOSITY– WANTS TO SEE CYCLOPS

ODYSSEUS’ PLAN  MAKE A STAKE & HEAT IN FIRE TO POKE OUT P’S EYE  O’S TELLS P HIS NAME IS “NOHBODY.”

 P YELLS FOR HELP AFTER HIS EYE IS OUT.  P TELL CYCLOPES THAT NOHBODY TRICKED HIM, SO NO ONE HELPED.  MEN ESCAPE ON BELLIES OF RAMS.

LITERARY TERMS FORESHADOWING -899 – LINES –LINES –LINES

POINT OF VIEW - 1 ST PERSON - ODYSSEUS METAPHOR : PG. 907 / L: – AXE IN COLD TUB / SPIKE IN EYE(HOT) PG.899 / L: CYCLOP IS HUGE & UNSOCIABLE

SIMILE – PG.903 / L: – MEN / SQUIRMING PUPPIES - CYCLOP / LION L: PG.906 / L: – O LEANS ON SPIKE / SHIPWRIGHT & DRILL

CONFLICT – EXTERNAL  ODYSSEUS VS. GODS  O & MEN VS. CYCLOPS  MEN VS. GODS / CICONES  ADD EXAMPLES IN CLASS!

CONFLICT – INTERNAL ODYSSEUS VS. EGO ODYSSEUS VS. LONLINESS ODYSSEUS VS. CURIOSITY ODYSSEUS VS. GUILT

IMAGERY  PG. 900 / L: – TWO DOZEN 4 WHEELED WAGONS ETC…  PG. 903 / L: – CYCLOPS EATS MEN.

IRONY -PG. 904 / L:  SAVAGE KEEPS CHORES IN ORDER & ANIMALS IN ORDER.

THEME ODYSSEUS BRAGS TO THE CYCLOPS ABOUT HIS ADVENTURES & TRIUMPH OVER TROY. OUR SOCIETY LOOKS AT THIS AS BRAGGING.

CHARACTER ODYSSEUS – POOR LEADERSHIP W/ CICONES & CURIOSITY OF NEED TO SEE CYCLOPS. ( PUT HIS MEN IN DANGER.)

CHARACTER ODYSSEUS – CLEVER LEADERSHIP – LOTUS EATERS / SENT 3 MEN - NOBHODY PLAN / HIDE ON THE BELLIES OF RAMS.

CHARACTER ODYSSEUS – CLEVER LEADERSHIP -NOT AFRAID TO ASK ATHENA FOR HELP –PG. 903 / L:

SETTING CICONES - ? LOTUS EATERS - ? CYCLOP - CAVE

TONE CYCLOPS TALKING TO HIS RAM: SEEMS TENDER & PITIFUL AT FIRST THEN FULL OF REVENGE FOR ODYSSEUS!

BOOK 9 ODYSSEUS TAUNTS CYCLOPS : PG. 911 / L:

CYCLOP’S RESPONSE : PG.912 / LINES  O NEVER SEES HOME AGAIN.  IF DESTINY GETS HIM

HOME, THEN LET IT BE AFTER MANY YEARS.  LET THOSE LONG YEARS BE DIFFICULT.  LET HIM LOSE ALL HIS MEN.

 WHEN HE ARRIVES HOME, LET ITHACA BE IN TURMOIL OVER CHOOSING A NEW RULER.