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Iliad Genre Characteristics

Iliad Genre Characteristics. Who am I and what do I have to do with the Iliad ?. Sean Combs. Puff Daddy. Diddy. P. Diddy. Sean John. Characteristic 1: One Character, Many Names. Breaker of men. Peleus’s son. Royal son of Peleus. Achilles. The matchless runner.

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Iliad Genre Characteristics

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  1. Iliad Genre Characteristics

  2. Who am I and what do I have to do with the Iliad ?

  3. Sean Combs Puff Daddy Diddy P. Diddy Sean John

  4. Characteristic 1: One Character, Many Names

  5. Breaker of men Peleus’s son Royal son of Peleus Achilles The matchless runner Commander of Myrmidons Aeacus’s son Swift runner

  6. Achea (Greece) Danaans Achaeans Greeks Aides of Ares Sons of Achaea Argives Argos (Greece)

  7. Why so many names?

  8. In Greek, the poem was written in hexameter (6 syllables per line) • Homer had to fit the meter and having many possible names for one character/place committed to memory, helped him do that

  9. Characteristic 2: So Many Character Speeches It’s Almost a Play

  10. Almost all the narrative sections are describing killing and battle • The only way you learn about the characters’ personalities is to interpret what they do and say while giving speeches

  11. Characteristic 3: Many, Many Appositives

  12. Appositive Examples • “But among them rose the fighting son of Atreus, lord of the far-flung kingdoms, Agamemnon…” (1: 119 – 120) • “…but Nestor rose between them, the man of winning words, the clear speaker of Pylos…” (1: 290 -291)

  13. Appositive Examples Cont. Sometimes appositives are used to define a pronoun (he, she, it) without any warning which can be confusing “But he raged on, grimly camped by his fast fleet, the royal son of Peleus, the swift runner Achilles.” (1: 581 – 582)

  14. Characteristic 4: Time-Outs to Address the Muses (Goddesses)

  15. Summing Up • Keep the 4 characteristics from this PowerPoint in mind as you read, so you don’t get surprised by the text. • Remember, the first few days will be the hardest. Be focused, but take it slow. As you get used to the text style, it will become much easier. • Use your lists of character relationships and alternate names.

  16. Mr. Drayton, what do I focus on when I’m reading?

  17. Follow the characters closely and mark places where they make decisions or take action that might give you insight into your two essential questions about human behavior. • Mark any additional parts of the text that help give you insight into your two essential questions.

  18. Essential Questions 1) Has human nature fundamentally changed over the past 2800 years?2) Have human attitudes and values fundamentally changed over the past 2800 years?

  19. Prepare your group to read by taking out the appropriate reference materials and sticky notes. The music will play for a few minutes to get you in the mood for war. When it stops, you should be ready to begin reading Out Loud as a group. Focus on understanding, not on speed.

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