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Grammar
Literary
Terms
Odyssey
Greek
Mythology
Misc.
Describes
(modifies) a noun
A hint at what is to
come later in the
story
A whirlpool
A three-headed
dog who guards
the underworld
A conclusion
reached on the
basis of evidence
and reasoning
Examples: down
the street, under
the bed
A struggle between
two forces
A long narrative
poem that relates
the deeds of a hero
The king of all the
gods
A question that
guides your
research
Examples: pink,
fuzzy, cold
My love is a red
rose.
She was born from
Zeus’ forehead
Example: what
makes a hero a
hero?
Examples: New
York, Mary,
McGavock
When a writer or
speaker says one
thing but means
something entirely
different
She turns men into
swine
Blacksmith to the
gods
Examples: letters,
diary, autobiography,
interviews, novel,
news footage, poem
The, a, and an
The sequence of
events in a literary
work
A symbol of
Penelope and
Odysseus’ resilient
and faithful love
She was turned
into a spider by
Athena
This text structure
describes a series of
events in numerical
or chronological
order
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Terms
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Odyssey
Greek
Mythology
Misc.
Examples: run,
walk, slip, skip,
gallop, cry, hug,
bake, sing
A comparison
using the words
“like” and “as”
Protagonist of The
Odyssey
The goddess of
love
The group of
readers who the
author has in mind
while writing
A piece of a
sentence;
incomplete
A type of conflict
between two
characters
A whirlpool
A monster who has
one eye
To inform, to
entertain, to
persuade
A person, place,
thing, or idea
The central
message of a
literary work
Odysseus came up
with this idea which
led to the Greeks
winning the war
First-hand testimony
or direct evidence
concerning the topic
Examples:
before, across,
into, to
A discrepancy
between what you
expect to happen
and what actually
happens
A six-headed
monster
A three-headed
dog who guards
the gates of Hades
The “P” in CRAP
test
Examples, he,
she, it
The point of no
return in a
literary work
She keeps
Odysseus captive
on her island for
seven years
A temple for
Athena (hint: we
visited a replica in
Nashville)
A question that
guides your
research
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Grammar
Literary
Terms
Odyssey
Greek
Mythology
Misc.
Examples: The girl
with the pigtails in
the yellow overalls.
Giving an
inanimate object
human
characteristics
Odysseus’ son
The goddess of
wisdom, war, and
battle strategy
A source that is
prejudice, in favor
of, or against
something
An action; needed
to form a complete
sentence
Where and when
the action of a
story takes place
The name
Odysseus gave the
Cyclops as his own
He pushed a
boulder up a hill
for eternity
In this text structure
a problem is
identified with
possible solutions
Examples: water,
pen, rainbow,
cupcake
Bang! Boom!
Example: who is
the main character
in The Odyssey?
Example: It is
nearly half past
five, we cannot
reach town before
dark.
Sally sold
seashells down
by the seashore.
They sing songs
leading sailors to
their deaths
A monster who has
snakes for hair and
can turn you into
stone
The god of the
underworld
The, a, and an
The outcome of
the conflict in the
play or story; the
ending
An extended comparison
Athena’s offering
to the city of
Athens
Examples: a history
textbook, magazine
article, criticisms,
encyclopedias
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Literary
Terms
using the words “like” or
“as” found in a particular
type of poetry
Odyssey
A word that
replaces a noun
A conflict in which
the character
struggles with
some outside force
A descriptive adjective
Examples: Mary,
June, New York,
McGavock
The attitude a
writer takes toward
his or her subject,
readers, and
characters
When a writer
presents past
events during
current events
The stars danced in
the night sky.
Odysseus’ wife
She is as cool as a
cucumber.
Example: I love
my English class
it is my favorite.
Examples:
down, over, to,
in, for, up
Describes
(modifies) a
noun
Greek
Mythology
The group of
readers who the
author has in mind
while writing
Misc.
The messenger
god
This text structure
describes the topic
The goddess of
love
A question that
asks for the big
picture
Athena and
Poseidon battled
over this city
To inform, to
entertain, to
persuade
She turns men into
swine
He pushed a
boulder up a hill
for eternity
Examples:
speeches,
autobiography,
letter, diary
The author of The
Odyssey
She opened a box
letting out all of the
evils in the world
leaving only hope.
The “C” in CRAP
test; is this
information old or
current?
or phrase used to
characterize someone
or something; nickname
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Literary
Terms
Examples: pink,
prickly, precious,
pimply, plump
The sequence of
events in a literary
work
Odysseus’
mother
Greek
Mythology
Blacksmith to
the gods
Example: The
dog across the
street.
My love is a red
rose.
They snitched
on Penelope
The messenger
god
Example: Compare
and contrast Andy
to Odysseus.
Examples: they,
we, us
A point of view in
which the narrator is
a character and uses
the pronoun “I”
He was punished
by never being
able to drink or eat
again
The “R” in CRAP
text; can you trust
this information?
Examples: laugh,
smile, cry, hug
A device whereby the
Odysseus’
biggest enemy
God of the sea
This text structure
Examples: water,
pen, rainbow,
cupcake
All the action that
follows the turning
point.
This is something the
Zeus’ wife;
jealous protector
of marriage
A question that asks
for basic information
that you can find in
the text
Grammar
Literary
Terms
Greek
Mythology
Misc.
audience (or reader)
understands more of a
situation or of what is
being said than the
character is aware of.
Odyssey
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Greeks strongly valued in
their society as
demonstrated by the
episode with the Cyclops
Odyssey
Misc.
Making an educated
guess about what is
going to happen later
describes how to or
more events, places,
things, or ideas are alike
and/or different
The character who
Examples:
happiness, love, opposes the main
character
sadness
Odysseus’ biggest
supporter
She opened a box
letting out all of the
evils in the world
leaving only hope
Example: who is
the main character
of The Odyssey?
Example:
Odysseus is a hero
he helped win the
Trojan War.
An action; needed
to form a complete
sentence
A person or animal
who takes part in
the action of a
literary work
When a writer or
speaker says one
thing but means
something entirely
different
A comparison that
does not use “like”
or “as”
Odysseus was
disguised as this
when he arrives
home
She was turned
into a spider
This text structure
describes a series of
events in numerical
of chronological order
Odysseus came up
with this idea
which led to the
Greeks winning the
war
The goddess of
wisdom, war, and
battle strategy
A conclusion
reached on the
basis of evidence
and reasoning
Pop! Fizz!
Odysseus consults
with him in the
underworld
The king of all the
gods
A source that relates or
discusses information
originally presented
elsewhere; second-hand
information
Examples: ugly,
tall, skinny,
smooth, jealous
A person, place,
thing, or idea
*Free Space*
The sun god;
Odysseus’ men eat
his cattle
The “A” in CRAP
test; who wrote
this?
Grammar
Literary
Terms
Odyssey
Greek
Mythology
Misc.
Examples: burn,
stomp, punch,
kick, point, giggle
Where and when
the action of the
story takes place
Odysseus’ dog
The war between
the Greeks and the
Trojans over Helen
In this text structure
a problem is
identified with
possible solutions
Example: I love ice
cream, chocolate is
my favorite flavor.
Introduces the
characters, setting,
and basic situation
of the story
The main character
of a literary work;
the one you root
for
The narrator is
limited to what one
character thinks
and feels
Odysseus’ home
The river in Hades
Example: what
makes a hero a
hero?
A temple in Athena
(hint: we visited a
replica in
Nashville)
King of the gods
The “P” in CRAP
test
The man laughed
like a hyena.
Odysseus is the
only man to have
heard their song
and survive
She was born out
of Zeus’ forehead
Making an
educated guess
about what is
going to happen
later
Example: they,
we, us
Examples:
shiny, sparkly,
glittery
A word that precedes
a noun and shows
the relationship
between a noun and
another word in the
sentence.
Grammar
Literary
Terms
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The author of The
Odyssey
Odyssey
Greek
Mythology
First-hand
testimony or direct
evidence
concerning the
topic
Misc.
A word that precedes
a noun and shows
the relationship
between a noun and
another word in the
sentence.
The point of no
return in a literary
work.
Odysseus was
disguised as this
when he arrives
home
Athena’s offering
to the city of
Athens
Examples:
speeches, letters,
diary entries,
autobiographies
Describes
(modifies) a noun
Her eyes were
fireflies.
A six-headed
monster
Blacksmith to the
gods
Examples:
happiness, love,
saddness
The narrator is
able to talk about
what all characters
think and feel
The character who
opposes the main
character
The “R” in the
CRAP test; can you
trust this
information?
A question that
requires you to
make an inference
A word that
replaces a noun
Example: I love
my English
class it is my
favorite.
Peter Piper picked
a peck of pickled
peppers.
The god of the sea
*Free Space*
The leader of the
suitors
A monster who has
snakes for hair and
can turn you into
stone
This text structure
An extended
comparison using the
words “like” or “as”
found in a particular
type of poetry.
A monster who has
one eye
To inform, to
persuade, to
entertain
describes several
reasons why an event
occurred or effects
from one cause
Grammar
Literary
Terms
Odyssey
Greek
Mythology
Misc.
Example: down, The central
message of a
under, in,
literary work
above, up, for
Leader of the
suitors
She was turned
into a spider
A question that
requires you to
make an inference
Examples: pink,
precious, cuddly,
soft, warm
The sequence of
events within a
literary work.
A long narrative
poem that relates
the deeds of a hero
The goddess of the
underworld
An action; needed
to form a complete
sentence.
A conflict that
takes place within
a character’s mind
The “C” in the
CRAP test; is this
information old or
current?
A conclusion
reached on the
basis of evidence
and reasoning
A word that
replaces a
noun
Her hope was a
fragile seed.
The Cyclops
Odysseus blinds
The river in Hades
This text structure
describes how two or
more events, things,
places, or ideas are
alike and/or different
Example: In my
textbook on page
32.
Giving an
inanimate object
human
characteristics
This is a symbol of
The goddess of the
moon and of the
hunt; has a twin
Examples: history
textbook,
criticisms,
encyclopedias
Grammar
Literary
Terms
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Penelope and
Odysseus’ resilient
and faithful love
The messenger
god
Odyssey
Greek
Mythology
Misc.
Example: the dog
across the street.
When a writer
presents past
events during
current events
Odysseus was
doing this when we
first meet him
Zeus’ wife; jealous
protector of
marriage
A question that
asks for basic
information that
you can find in the
text
Examples: Sandra,
Tennessee,
Vanderbilt
A narrator is
limited to what one
character thinks
and feels
Those events in a
play or story that
lead to a turning
point in action.
She was fairly
certain that her life
was a fashion
show.
Odysseus’ son
The goddess of
love
This text structure
He was the father
of Zeus
First-hand testimony
or direct evidence
concerning the topic
Odysseus’ biggest
enemy
He pushes a
boulder up a hill
for all of eternity
A question that
asks for the big
picture
the use of a word
whose sound in some
degrees imitates or
suggests its
meaning.
Odysseus’ father
The god of the
underworld
The “A” in the
CRAP test; who
wrote this?
Examples: cook,
clean, sleep, eat,
walk
A word that precedes
a noun and shows
the relationship
between a noun and
another word in the
sentence.
Examples:
she, he, it
*Free Space*
describes several reasons
why an event occurred or
effects from one cause