Your Name: _______________________________
Telemachus’ speech
Predict
Directions: You are Telemachus. Below, list three main points
that you will include in your assembly speech. Identify your
points as ethos, pathos, or logos based. You must use at least
two of the devices.
1.
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2.___________________________________________________
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3.___________________________________________________________________________
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Per Athena’s advice, Telemachus calls an assembly where all Achaeans are present, as well as
the suitors. (Note: Achaeans refers to the citizens of Greece, including the citizens of
Ithaca.)As we read Telemachus’ speech, be sure to take notes in your notebook, identifying
those places where Telemachus most effectively uses ethos, pathos, or logos to make his plea
1. Who is the intended audience?
2. What is the overall message or main idea of the speech? Support your response with 2
key lines from the speeches. Provide the line numbers.
3. What is the ultimate purpose or goal of the speech?
4. What words or phrases does Telemachus repeat? List 3 and provide the line number.
What effect does this have? Explain.
5. What positive words are used? List 3 and provide the line number. (see list)
6. What negative words are used? List 3 and provide the line number (see list)
7. Identify three places in the text where the suitors use rhetorical devices. Cite the line
and the rhetorical device below:
Example
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Example
2.:___________________________________________________________________________
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Example
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The Speech: lines 36-85; 143-163; 231-248
The suitors react
HONORS
Directions: Analyze the reactions
of the suitors and identify those
places where they most
effectively communicate their
message. Answer the following
questions based on the speeches.
You will hear from Antinous and
Eurymachus—the two leaders of
the suitors who speak on behalf
of the group.
1. Who is the intended audience?
2. What is the overall message or main idea of the speech? Support your response with 2
key lines from the speeches. Provide the line numbers.
3. What is the ultimate purpose or goal of the speech?
4. What words or phrases do the suitors repeat? What effect does this have? Explain.
5. What positive words are used? List 3 with the line number. (see list)
6. What negative words are used? List 3 with the line number (see list)
7. Identify three places in the text where the suitors use rhetorical devices. Cite the line and
the rhetorical device.
Example #1
Line and Line #: ______________________________________
Device used: ___________________________
Example #2
Line and Line #: ______________________________________
Device used: ___________________________
Example #3
Line and Line #: ______________________________________
Device used: ___________________________