The work of homer - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PRAXIS 5038 Questions and Answers Graded A+ Soliloquy when a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud without regard to the audience Aside spoken directly to the audience by one character for the purpose of giving them knowledge that is not shared with the other character Jane Austen Romantic Fiction, Realism and Social Commentary Ray Bradbury- When, Author? o American 20th century o Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror and Mystery Fiction Stephen Crane o American, Realist, Naturalism, Impress...

Odyssey Part 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass oral tradition - Correct Answer ️️ -stories told orally, not written, and past down epic - Correct Answer ️️ -long narrative poem, usually about a hero myth - Correct Answer ️️ -mans attempt to understand the world and answer questions protagonist - Correct Answer ️️ -good (hero) main character antagonist - Correct Answer ️️ -villian of story - against protagonist theme - Correct Answer ️️ -insight or message in a work ...

UIL LITERARY CRITICISM EXAM TEST (QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS)2024/2025 According to the essay "Ancient Athenian Drama," before the invention of tragedy there were contests in which rhapsodes recited parts of what works of literature? - CORRECT ANSWER-Homer's Iliad and Odyssey What did Aeschylus supposedly call his own work? - CORRECT ANSWER-"Slices from the feast of Homer" What does the essay say about the entrances and exits of characters in Greek drama? - CORRECT ANSWER-To...

PRAXIS II ENGLISH CONTENT KNOWLEDGE: AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% Homer Homeric or Heroic Period. The greatest of the ancient Greek epic poets and author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, works that lie at the beginning of the Western literary canon. Gorgias Greek sophist from Sicily who turned his back on true philosophy; believed that all statements were false and that everything was incomprehensible and unknowable Aesop Greek author of fables Plato Clas...

HST 1100 Module 3 - The Civilization of the Greeks Unit 1: The Ancient World How did the geography of Greece affect Greek history in the terms of politics, military developments, and the economy? The mountainous terrain of Greece isolated Greeks of one another, which led to communities following their own separate paths. Communities grew attached to their independence and fought one another for advantages. The small communities fostered participation in political affairs and unique cultural ex...

Word History: We didn't have this word for a person who studies the natural & physical world until William Whewell invented it in 1834? Scientist Word History: Lewis Carroll coined this word, perhaps as a portmanteau of "chuckle" & "snort"? Chortle Brainpower TV Catchphrase: Mork:This double-talk Orkan signoff? Nanu Nanu Party: Combining a holiday & a month, it's the title of a Preston Sturges film, or a party theme illustrated here? Christmas in July Brest: Brest is in this regio...

Us History CBE 1AAbolitionists - people who believed that slavery should be against the law collective bargaining - Process by which a union representing a group of workers negotiates with management for a contract conspicuous consumption - Buying and using products because of the "statement" they make about social position dime store novels - Most people learned about Indians from these cheap publications, which can be equated to today's comic books. direct primary - A primary wh...

9th grade English - The Odyssey 100% Correct Author Homer Point of View 3rd Person Setting/Origin - The sea and Ithaca in the Bronze age. - First published around 700 B.C. Theme - Main idea - Ex., Cunning over strength, temptation, loyalty Allusion - A reference to another work of literature, person, or event. - Homer's Iliad - Odyssey has people and events detailed from his earlier works. Odysseus - The central figure in the epic. - He employs deception as well as courage to return to It...

As early Greek civilization became increasingly refined and sophisticated (c. 500 b.c.e.), a new kind of thinker emerged, known as a sophos, from the Greek word for "wise." These "wise men"(and they were almost exclusively men) asked increasingly sophisticated questions about all sorts of things, but especially about natural processes and the origins and essence of life. Although mythology and religion continued to play important roles in the lives of most people for centuries, these first p...

Red Badge of Courage Study Question Review with Certified Solutions Q: When Stephen Crane refers to the "Greeklike" struggles of the past and his narrator says that people have lost their "throat-grappling instinct" what is he saying about war? A: He is referencing the stories of Homer and the heroic figures he has read about in the past. He is saying that he thinks people are not the same as they once were, not as strong physically and psychologically. He is wondering how he will perform a...