The Odyssey Jeopardy

The ODYSSEY

Characters TermsFigurative Language

Vocabulary DICTIONARY DOL

100 100 100 100 100 100

200 200 200 200 200 200

300 300 300 300 300 300

400 400 400 400 400 400

Final Jeopardy!!

Characters 100

Odysseus had his men tie him to the mast of his ship to resist these creatures.

• Who are the sirens?

Characters 200

• This is a creature who sucks unsuspecting sailors into a whirlpool, and then eats them.

• Who is Charybdis?

Characters 300

• The first person that Odysseus met on the land of Phaeacia.

• Who is Nausicaa?

Characters 400

• Name the two characters that fought with Odysseus against the suitors.

• Who are Eumaeus and Telemachus?

TERMS 100

• A literary term that means to show or indicate beforehand - this term is like a sneak preview of what is to come.

• What is foreshadowing?

TERMS 200

• Perseverance, vengeance, loyalty and hospitality are all examples of this literary term.

• What is theme?

TERMS 300• What type of mood do the following words

show…

– Believe– Numbed– Amazement– Trembling

• What is awe (or another word like it)?

TERMS 400

In The Odyssey, a bow stands for power. This statement shows this literary term.

• What is symbolism?

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 100

• You’re a liar and a thief like the dead dog at your feet.

• What is simile?

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE200

• I had the unpleasant sensation that I was a juicy fly that she had enticed into

her web.

• What is metaphor?

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 300

• I am Odysseus, son of Laertes, and Ithaca – lovely, brave, rugged

Ithaca – is my home.

• What is personification?

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 400

• The suitors bayed and whooped in encouragement.

•What is onomatopoeia?

VOCABULARY 100

• A strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil

•What is foreboding?

VOCABULARY 200

• Being truly or very much so – the truth

•What is veritable?

VOCABULARY 300

• Feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection

• What is despondent?

VOCABULARY 400

• Insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception

•What is guile?

DICTIONARY 100• la·ment - ləˈmɛnt/ [luh-ment]

–verb (used with object) 1. to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence. 2. to mourn for or over.

• The part of this definition that shows pronunciation.

•What is [luh-ment] ?

DICTIONARY 200la·ment - ləˈmɛnt/ [luh-ment]

1. –verb (used with object) to feel or express sorrow or regret for2. – noun - a formal expression of sorrow or mourning, especially in verse or song; an elegy or dirge

• The definition that best fits the following sentence… “Odysseus lamented his wife.”

What is one?

DICTIONARY 300la·ment - ləˈmɛnt/ [luh-ment]

1. –verb (used with object) to feel or express sorrow or regret for2. – noun - a formal expression of sorrow or mourning, especially in verse or song; an elegy or dirge

The part of speech of the word “lament” in the following sentence… “He sang a lament to the suitors as he watched them die.”

•What is noun?

DICTIONARY 400

• The part of a dictionary that helps you find a word. These are located on the top corners of each page.

•What are guide words?

DOL 100• WHICH SENTENCE IS CORRECT…

1. As his own eyes adjusted to the dim light, he was amazed to see a group of young women peering into his shelter.

2. As his own eyes adjusted to the dim light he was amazed to see a group of young women peering into his shelter.

• What is #1?

DOL 200• WHICH SENTENCE IS CORRECT…

1. For a moment he thought, another nightmare had begun.

2. For a moment he thought another nightmare had begun.

3. For a moment, he thought another nightmare had begun

4. For a moment, he thought another nightmare had begun.

• What is #4?

DOL 300• THE SUBJECT(s) IN THE SENTENCE…

“The entire fleet was smashed apart by the bombardment, and the survivors were speared like fish and cooked alive on spits by the cruel giants.”

– 1. Survivors– 2. Fish– 3. Giants– 4. Fleet

• What is Fleet and survivors?

DOL 400• THE MAIN VERB IN THE SENTENCE…

“She blushed at the thought that he might be reading her mind.”

– 1. Thought– 2. Reading– 3. Quickly– 4. Blushed

• What is blushed?

Final JeopardyPut these details in order as they appear in the story…

1. Odysseus escapes from the Cyclops.2. Odysseus returns to Ithaca.

3. Odysseus slaughters the suitors.4. Odysseus meets the Lotus Eaters.

5. Odysseus lands in Phaeacia.6. Odysseus’ men empty the bag of winds.7. Odysseus’ men meet the Laestrygonians.

• What is 5, 4, 1, 6, 7, 2, 3 ?