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Lotus Eaters Paired Text Practice
By Harper Panter
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Why does the poet think lotos is better than life?
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Notice this text is The Odyssey, but it is translated by a different person- meaning it is the same story, but different words are used.
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Question 1
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"below the Barren Peak" reveals the setting of this poem is
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What is the occupation of the narrator? How do you know?
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Restate the men's oath in your own words.
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What is the simile in line 11?
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How would you describe the god's lifestyle in your own words?
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How is life on earth for humans compared to the gods' lifestyle? What words from the poem support your ideas?
Replace "they" with "the gods"
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This excerpt starts at the end of the _______ _______ _______section from our translation.
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What words from lines 1-5 describe the feeling of the environment? (3 correct)
wind
mellower
round
hollow
lone
Humans spend most of their life______ and then___________.
sleeping
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singing
crying
dying
What is the meaning of "girdled" as it is used in line 14?
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Which quotation helps clarify the meaning of "girdled"?
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How does the speaker develop over the course of the text?
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Which TWO quotes provide the best support for the answer to Part A?
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What effect does the phrase "wasted lands" in line 15 have on the structure of the passage as a whole?
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Which evidence further develops the effect indicated by the answer in Part A?
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What statement describes the way Odysseus interacts with his comrades over the course of the passage?
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Which two quotations support the development indicated by the answer to Part A?
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What does the phrase packed as the leaves and spears that flower forth in spring suggest about Cicones in line 2?
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Which quotation best supports the answer to Part A?
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What is the relationship of battle with the Cicones in lines 1-12 to the overall structure of events?
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Which lines provide the best support for the answer to Part A?
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