In This Excerpt Odysseus Is Compared To A

Question: There, as the whirlpool drank the tide, a billow

tossed me,

In this excerpt, Odysseus is compared to a?

Answer: bat.

Question: take these cheeses, get them stowed, come back,

throw open all the pens,

What theme is supported by the excerpt?

Answer: It is wise to follow the counsel of trusted friends.

Question: We cried aloud, lifting our hands to Zeus,

powerless,

Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt?

Answer: The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole, because of his size.

Question: And this new grief we bore with us to sea:

our precious lives we had, but not our friends.

What theme is best revealed by this conflict?

Answer: One must mourn before moving on.

Question: Claire marveled at her little brother’s flawless dive. It looked effortless now,

What is the conflict in the excerpt?

Answer: character versus self

Question: Aa prodigious man… slept in this cave alone, and took his flocks to graze afield.

What does the metaphor add to the passage? Check all that apply.

Answer: a comparison between the Cyclops and a large land form.

a visual image of the Cyclops’ size

Question: What theme is Homer presenting when Odysseus’s men forget about going home after eating the lotus in Part 1 of The Odyssey?

Answer: Pleasures make people neglect their long-term goals.

Question: Sitting on the porch swing with her eyes closed and her headphones on.

What is the conflict in the excerpt?

Answer: character versus character

Question: My men were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine.

What theme is supported by the excerpt?

Answer: Soldiers must be wary of their enemies.

Question: I happened to glance aft at ship and oarsmen

and caught sight of their arms and legs.

Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt?

Answer: Odysseus’s men are compared to caught fish, showing their helplessness.