Name: ______________________________________________________ Hour: ___________

Themes in Literature: Heroism Definitions

LEARNING TARGET: Determine the meaning of words

Directions: Use lit book page 936 and 937 or dictionary to define the following terms. Due next day.
Put in Binder Section B: Literature.

1. Oral tradition: _____________________________________________________________

2. Universal themes: ___________________________________________________________

3. Archetypes: _______________________________________________________________

4. Hero’s quest: ______________________________________________________________

5. Protagonist: _______________________________________________________________

6. Antagonist: ________________________________________________________________

7. Monster: _________________________________________________________________

8. Trickster: ________________________________________________________________

9. Circle: ___________________________________________________________________

10. Historical context: __________________________________________________________

11. Myths: ___________________________________________________________________

12. Folk tales: ________________________________________________________________

13. Legends: __________________________________________________________________

14. Tall tale: _________________________________________________________________

15. Epics: ____________________________________________________________________

16. Values: ___________________________________________________________________

17. Shared values: _____________________________________________________________

18. Culturally distinct values: _____________________________________________________

19. Cultural details: ____________________________________________________________

 CHARACTERS in The Odyssey

LEARNING TARGET: Determine the meaning of words

Directions: Use lit book page 952 to define the following characters. Due next day. Put in Binder Section
B: Literature.

Alcinous Odysseus Calypso

Circe Zeus Apollo

Agamemnon Poseidon Athena

Polyphemus Laertes Cronus

Perimedes Eurylochus Tireias

Persephone Telemachus Sirens

Scylla Charybdis Lampetia

Hermes Eumaeus Penelope

Eurymachus Amphinomus