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February 16, 2010

Odyssey Lit. Terms

Use Wikipedia to develop your own brief definitions for the following terms related to the Odyssey. Give an example for all terms marked with an asterisk.


1. Epic *

2. Epic Hero *

3. Epic Cycle

4. In Media Res

5. Muse

6. Myth

7. Epithets *

8. Flashback *

9. Metaphor *

10. Simile *

11. Homeric Simile *

12. Personification *

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February 16, 2010

Do you know Homer?

Complete the first two tasks at the following web site: Odyssey Web Quest. Use the hand out I gave you in class to record your notes. Be thorough and detailed as you jot down your findings. Anything you write...

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February 11, 2010

TIOBE Quotes (by popular demand)

These are quotes from the play that are already broken down by satirical subject. The 4 subjects are: 1. Naive (Shallow) Women 2. Dishonest (Unfaithful) Men 3. Attitudes About Marriage 4. Society (Aristocracy) TIOBEQuotes.doc When you use these in the...

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Helpful MLA Style Web Sites

I'm sure questions will arise as you write your essays in MLA format. Here are a few helpful links I found that should answer most of your basic questions. College of St. Benedict St. John's University Writing Center This is...

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February 10, 2010

TIOBE Essay Template

Don't forget that you will be turning in your TIOBE literary analysis essays next Tuesday, Feb. 23. Here is a template that you should use (Windoze users should right-click the link, and Apple users should use control-click). It contains the...

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January 28, 2010

Check out these very serious web sites! (sarcasm)

Take the time to peruse all of the sites below, and then pick five of the sites to answer the two satire questions at the bottom. By the way, one of these sites is not satire; it is a legitimate web site. I just wanted to see if you are paying attention.

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