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    Name Period Date

    Book Ten: Circe, the Grace of the Witch


    Literary Techniques— Which techniques have we studied? Why do authors include them in a
    text?

    Literary Devices:

    Epithet- a brief descriptive phrase that points out traits of a particular person or thing. Ex: Odysseus is referred to as
    “raider of cities”.

    Epic Simile- a long comparison that often continues several lines.

    Is it worth saving the lives of 10 men while putting at risk 100? Support your assertion with direct evidence from the
    text.

    Pre-Reading Strategies

    Connection to
    Prior Knowledge:
    Read the first
    paragraphs in italics,
    recalling what you
    learned in the
    documentary. Why
    do you think the men
    opened the bag?
    Would you have done
    the same thing?
    What were the
    consequences?

    Prediction: Do you
    think it was wise for
    Odysseus to split his
    men into two groups
    when they arrive at
    Witch Circe’s island?
    Why or why not?
    What do you think
    might happen to
    each group of men?
    Name Period Date

    During Reading Questions

    Read lines 1-2 and


    identify the type of
    literary technique
    used. Describe the
    literary technique
    and explain its
    purpose. There are
    two examples!

    Read lines 3-8 and


    identify the type of
    literary technique
    used. Describe the
    literary technique
    and explain its
    purpose.

    Based on lines 13-


    20, what is the first
    reaction the men
    have to Circe?
    What is YOUR
    opinion of her at
    this point in the
    text?

    Read lines 23-25


    and identify the
    type of literary
    technique used.
    Describe the
    literary technique
    and explain its
    purpose.

    What are the leadership characteristics of Polites and Eurylochus? If you were among this
    group, whom would you follow? Support your assertion with direct evidence from the text.
    If you were among
    this group, whom
    would you follow—
    Polites or
    Eurylochus? Why?
    Read carefully
    lines 27-36. What
    happens to the men
    after they drink
    Circe’s magic
    potion?

    What are the leadership qualities of Odysseus? Do you agree with his leadership decision
    According to the to go back to Circe to save his men? Support your assertion with direct evidence from the
    italics, Odysseus text.
    goes back to Circe
    to save his men. Do Is it worth saving the lives of 10 men while putting at risk 100? Support your assertion with
    you think this is a direct evidence from the text.
    wise decision on
    his part? Why or
    why not?
    Name Period Date

    During Reading Questions

    What is unusual about


    Circe's hall?

    What happens to the men


    after they drink Circe’s
    magic potion?

    How does Eurylochus


    differ from Odysseus in
    the face of danger? How
    do you know?

    What does Hermes give


    Odysseus? What warning
    does Hermes give
    Odysseus?

    How does Odysseus


    protect himself from Circe
    in lines 76-77?

    What do lines 88-93 reveal


    about Odysseus’
    character? How does
    Homer reveal this aspect
    of Odysseus’ character?

    Why does Circe free


    Odysseus’ men from her
    spell?
    What does the epithet in
    lines 108-110 reveal about
    Odysseus?

    How does this epic simile


    in lines 118-126 help you
    picture the scene that
    Odysseus is describing?

    Do you think Eurylochus is


    right in his harsh criticism
    of Odysseus? Why or why
    not?

    Do you think Eurylochus


    is right in his harsh
    criticism of Odysseus?
    Why or why not?

    What is Odysseus’
    reaction upon hearing
    what he must do to get
    home at the end of Book
    10?

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