The Cyclops And Odysseus
The Cyclops
In the section of the Cyclops, Odysseus and his men stop to rest on an island inhabited by the Cyclops, Polyphemus. The crew discovered the Cyclops's cave and decided to stay, not knowing it was Polyphemus’s cave. When the Cyclops returned to his cave Odysseus expects Polyphemus to present him with gifts or else Zeus will rain his wrath upon Polyphemus. Consequently, Polyphemus becomes angered, snaches two of Odesseus’s men and devours them for dinner. The cyclops rolls a massive stone over the entrance of the cave and lays down to go to sleep. Later that evening Odysseus and his men create a spear to stab Polyphemus in the eye and in the morning Odysseus offers …show more content…
Odysseus devised the plan to blind the Cyclops with his homemade spear, however, the Cyclops stands in front of the cave entrance, thus the men cannot escape. In turn, Odysseus decides to use the Cyclops's sheep as a disguise to get out. “ I drew on all my wits, and ran through tactics, reasoning as a man will for dear life, until a trick came-and it pleased me well. The Cyclops's Rams were handsome, fat, with healthy fleeces, a dark violet” (I: 418-422). This quote portrays how quickly Odysseus implements a plan to escape the cave. Furthermore, this shows how important Odysseus's leadership was to the crew; without Odysseus the men would have never gotten out alive.
Simile- “... caught two in his hand like squirming puppies…”(I: 279). This quote depicts the two men struggling to free themselves from the Cyclops's massive hand and compares them to squirming puppies in someone's grasp.
Personification- “ When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose lit up the world…” (I: 297-298). This Quote is a personification because it depicts an inanimate object reaching out its fingers and lighting up the
In the section of the Cyclops, Odysseus and his men stop to rest on an island inhabited by the Cyclops, Polyphemus. The crew discovered the Cyclops's cave and decided to stay, not knowing it was Polyphemus’s cave. When the Cyclops returned to his cave Odysseus expects Polyphemus to present him with gifts or else Zeus will rain his wrath upon Polyphemus. Consequently, Polyphemus becomes angered, snaches two of Odesseus’s men and devours them for dinner. The cyclops rolls a massive stone over the entrance of the cave and lays down to go to sleep. Later that evening Odysseus and his men create a spear to stab Polyphemus in the eye and in the morning Odysseus offers …show more content…
Odysseus devised the plan to blind the Cyclops with his homemade spear, however, the Cyclops stands in front of the cave entrance, thus the men cannot escape. In turn, Odysseus decides to use the Cyclops's sheep as a disguise to get out. “ I drew on all my wits, and ran through tactics, reasoning as a man will for dear life, until a trick came-and it pleased me well. The Cyclops's Rams were handsome, fat, with healthy fleeces, a dark violet” (I: 418-422). This quote portrays how quickly Odysseus implements a plan to escape the cave. Furthermore, this shows how important Odysseus's leadership was to the crew; without Odysseus the men would have never gotten out alive.
Simile- “... caught two in his hand like squirming puppies…”(I: 279). This quote depicts the two men struggling to free themselves from the Cyclops's massive hand and compares them to squirming puppies in someone's grasp.
Personification- “ When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose lit up the world…” (I: 297-298). This Quote is a personification because it depicts an inanimate object reaching out its fingers and lighting up the