ENGLISH10 -Q1

Virgil

the author of the fall of troy (Stratagem of the Wooden Horse)

Aeneas

mythical hero of Troy and Rome, son of the goddess Aphrodite and Anchises

Queen Dido

also known as Elissa was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage (located in Tunisia), in 814 BC.

Pallas

is credited with inspiring the construction of the wooden horse that was used as a stratagem to breach the walls of Troy.

Thymoetes

A Trojan, who was the first to urge the Trojan Horse to be allowed into the city.

Capys

Trojan who thought the horse should be burned or thrown into the sea.

Laocoön

Trojan priest of Poseidon who tries to warn the Trojans against the Trojan Horse.

Priam

King of Troy, father of Hector and Paris. believing the wooden horse left by the Greeks was a gift and an offering to the goddess Athena

Achilles

Greatest Greek warrior, husband of Briseis whom Agamemnon steals, only vulnerable place is his heel, prophecy that he would die in the Trojan war, which he does at the hand of Paris

Ulysses

He proposed building a large wooden horse, hiding a select group of Greek warriors inside, and leaving it as a "gift" outside the city walls

Sinon

Greek soldier who pretends to be a deserter to deceive the Trojans.

Island of Tenedos

The island where the Greeks hid when tricking the Trojans

pronoun

A word that takes the place of a noun/ eliminates unnecessary noun repetition.

pronoun antecedent

noun to which a pronoun refers. Each pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number.

reflexive pronouns

-self or -selves pronouns that reflect back to a word used previously in the sentence *myself, yourself, himself, herself. essential for a sentence wont make sense without it and it comes after a verb 'is' or 'was'

intensive pronoun

emphasizes a noun or another pronoun

Assertion (Common Place)

a stereotype, or a prejudice. presented as an absolute truth, even without evidence

Opinion

a personal judgement based on facts, subjective

Belief

conviction based on cultural or personal faith

The Odyssey

the sequal to "The Iliad"

Homer

writer of The Odyssey

Hamartia

the fatal flaw

Hubris

too much pride and arrogance

The Lotus Eaters

people who feed Odysseus's men lotus plants to make them forget Ithaca

Island of the Cyclops

Odysseus and his men are caught by a one-eyed giant which eats some of the men. Odysseus escapes with a cunning plan.

Aeolus' Gift

Bag of winds given to Odysseus, gi open nila so they flew away LMAO

Circe's Island

she's a witch, the crew members ate the food and they turned into pigs

The Sirens

there were like girls with bird bodies, and the crew members didnt want to listen, but Odysseus wanted to hear them so he got tied up to the boat

Calypso's Island

Odysseus finds this island after drifting in the sea, (no mans land), Calypso fell in love with Odysseus. but he had to go home so gi iwan niya huhu

Persuasive Writing

to persuade, make people believe, convince someone to do something through a reasoning or argument

Ethos

credibility, trustworthiness, or reputation

Logos

about logic, reasoning, argumentation, facts, figures, evidence

Pathos

appeals to emotions, imaginable impact, stories

Hook

Grabs the readers attention through a statement, a story, or questions

Toil

features of persuasive text that proves that there is a problem

Key

features of persuasive text that shows the solution to be elaborated

Action

features of persuasive text that convinces people to do an action, or implement a solution