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5. Craft and Structure: List the verbs used in the blinding of the Cyclops. What effect do these verbs have on the pacing of this event?
6. Key Ideas and Details: Why does Odysseus give the Cyclops a false name? How does it help him?
7. Key Ideas and Details: Summarize paragraphs 21 and 22. How do Odysseus and his men escape? What makes paragraph 22 dramatic?
my Notes
8. Key Ideas and Details: The adventure on the “Road of Trials” concludes with Odysseus having the last word of dialogue. Is this an effective way to end? Why or why not?
Working from the Text
9. Use this chart to organize your notes about Odysseus. Fill in the description column with your notes and then analyze what this information means about Odysseus. Fill in the analysis column with descriptive words.
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