The Journey of Odysseus
Текст на Статията
- Sailing from Troy: The author introduces Odysseus, son of Laertes, who is from Ithaca and is a hero in the Greek world for his unequivocal cunning and intelligence and is currently being held captive by a goddess named Calypso who loves him. It then glances over battles Odysseus has fought it, where his men slaughtered enemy soldiers and won spoils of war, like enslaved women and livestock. Finally, it transitions into the next section by describing how Zeus’ wrath induced hardships and suffering that were only able to be ended through sacrifices of livestock and prayer. This impacts the journey by introducing important characters and aspects of the story and setting up the next section. One example of figurative language is the epithet “Calypso, loveliest among goddesses…” (lines 29-30). Another example is the simile “like the leaves and blades of spring”. (lines 54-55). This figurative language exemplifies the aspects of the text it lies in.
- I'm sailing from Troy
- The Lotus Eaters: Storms caused by Zeus’ anger causes Odysseus and his men to wash up on the shore of the Lotus Eaters. These are natives of the Island who entrance visitors to stay there by eating a lotus flower, and they do so to some of Odysseus’ men. Thankfully the majority didn’t eat said flower, including Odysseus, so they were able to board the ship and leave. This impacts the journey by adding a setback to the ultimate goal of getting home, furthering the concept of hardship for Odysseus and his men. One piece of figurative language is the epithet "Now Zeus the lord of the cloud . . ." (line 70) Another piece of figurative language is " . . . and driving veils of squall moved down like night on land and sea." (lines 70-72) This figurative language adds to the text because it shows the power of Zeus.
- I have arrived in the land of The Lotus Eaters
- The Cyclops: Odysseus and his men reach an island inhabited by primal cyclopes, so he takes 12 of his strongest onto it. Once there, they meet a cyclops who is not very hospitable and kills then eats some of his men. Odysseus and his men are able to blind the cyclops with a giant flaming spear carved out of wood. When he asks who blinded them, Odysseus cleverly replies “Nohbdy”, so the cyclopes scream that nobody blinded him and receives no help from the neighboring cyclopes. They then escape by holding on to his sheep from underneath as they leave the cave, they’re all in and once out of the cave they flee the island. This impacts the story by fulling displaying Odysseus’ intelligence, cunning, and leadership. It also presents a different point of view about Odysseus’ actions in the section where his men disapprove of him calling after the cyclops. A piece of figurative language is the simile ". . . he clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies." (Lines 233-235. Another piece of figurative language is the hyperbole " . . . we saw a cavern yawning above the water . . .". (Lines 122-123) This figurative language exemplifies the text because it shows how much bigger everything is compared to humans.
Над 30 милиона създадени разкадровки