The Odyssey Jeopardy
The ODYSSEY
Characters
Terms
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
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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…
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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 LANGUAGE
200
• 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
• A journey
• What is odyssey?
VOCABULARY 300
• To long for
• What is pine?
VOCABULARY 400
• Friendly reception of guests and strangers
• What is hospitality?
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 200
la·ment - ləˈmɛnt/ [luh-ment]
1. –verb (used with object) to feel or express sorrow or
regret for
2. – 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
300
la·ment - ləˈmɛnt/ [luh-ment]
1. –verb (used with object) to feel or express sorrow or
regret for
2. – 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.
2.
3.
4.
For a moment he thought, another nightmare had begun.
For a moment he thought another nightmare had begun.
For a moment, he thought another nightmare had begun
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.”
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1.
2.
3.
4.
Survivors
Fish
Giants
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.”
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2.
3.
4.
Thought
Reading
Quickly
Blushed
• What is blushed?
Final Jeopardy
Put 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 ?