"Now I will avow that men call me Odysseus, Sacker of Cities, Laertes' son,

a Prince of the Achaeans," said the Wanderer.

The Odysse

yas told by

Homertranslated by H.D. Rouse

presented byMrs. Price

Honors English I

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• Blind• Minstrel/Singer from the island Chios• Homer was a Rapsode or singer of tales.• All historians/entertainers of Homer’s time

did not write their stories/facts down.

This Homer

Not ThisHomer…

The term epic is also applied to novels, dramas, and films which are grand in the

scale of their action or importance of their subject matter --- with important

themes and heroes.

ARCHETYPE:

• AN ORIGINAL PATTERN or MODEL; A PROTOTYPE AFTER WHICH OTHER THINGS ARE MODELED.

The BIG Idea:• Odysseus’s story is every person’s

story.

• The adversities that Odysseus must pass through are archetypal trials of type and pattern that every person will experience in some form or fashion in his or her life.

MUSE:• a source of inspiration

INVOCATION:

• the act or process of petitioning for help or support; a prayer of entreaty (as at the beginning of a service of worship)

NARRATIVE:

• A STORY THAT DESCRIBES A SEQUENCE OF FICTIONAL or NON-FICTIONAL EVENTS

NARRATIVE VOICE:

• THE ATTITUDE, PERSONALITY OR CHARACTER OF THE NARRATOR AS IT IS REVEALED THROUGH DIALOGUE OR DESCRIPTIVE AND NARRATIVE COMMENTARY.

LINEAR NARRATIVE:• A STORY THAT FOLLOWS A STRAIGHT-FORWARD

TIMELINE and/or A CONSISTENT POINT OF VIEW.

FRACTURED NARRATIVE:• A STORY THAT JUMPS AROUND IN TIME and/or

POINT OF VIEW; • Multi-layered• Multi-vocal• Complexity