Can youname thedifferenttypes ofirony?What role doesdivine interventionplay in his voyagehome and plot forrevenge?  What isaproem?Talk about Thevalue of thehero's journeyas a narrativestructureWhat are theadvantages anddisadvantages ofthe monomyth? Hasits value increasedor decreased withtime?To what extent isOdysseusresponsible forthe "twists andturns" of hisjourney? Explain.Why is the hero'sjourney recycledas much as it is?What might thisreveal about howreaders respond tothe structure?How doesOdysseus earn hisepithet as "theman of twists andturns" over thecourse of theepic?Is the hero'sjourney ameaningfulstorytellingpattern? Whyor why not?What isan epicsimileWhat explainsthe timelessnessof the hero'sjourney? Are thetwo interrelated?Discuss theroleOdysseusplays in hisown fateWhat isnostosWhat specificaspects of thecharacters,narrative, style,and setting stillresonate today?  What arethe differenttypes ofconflict?What is amonomyth?What isxenia?What wasyour favoritepart of thestory?Did youenjoy thebook?Who wasyourfavoritecharacter?What isOdysseus'sson'sname?To what extentdoes Odysseuswelcome or defythe gods'involvement?What does thisreveal about him?Whendoes thestory takeplace?Is Odysseus ahero? Does hischaracter enhanceor undermine theintegrity of hisjourney?Can youname thedifferenttypes ofirony?What role doesdivine interventionplay in his voyagehome and plot forrevenge?  What isaproem?Talk about Thevalue of thehero's journeyas a narrativestructureWhat are theadvantages anddisadvantages ofthe monomyth? Hasits value increasedor decreased withtime?To what extent isOdysseusresponsible forthe "twists andturns" of hisjourney? Explain.Why is the hero'sjourney recycledas much as it is?What might thisreveal about howreaders respond tothe structure?How doesOdysseus earn hisepithet as "theman of twists andturns" over thecourse of theepic?Is the hero'sjourney ameaningfulstorytellingpattern? Whyor why not?What isan epicsimileWhat explainsthe timelessnessof the hero'sjourney? Are thetwo interrelated?Discuss theroleOdysseusplays in hisown fateWhat isnostosWhat specificaspects of thecharacters,narrative, style,and setting stillresonate today?  What arethe differenttypes ofconflict?What is amonomyth?What isxenia?What wasyour favoritepart of thestory?Did youenjoy thebook?Who wasyourfavoritecharacter?What isOdysseus'sson'sname?To what extentdoes Odysseuswelcome or defythe gods'involvement?What does thisreveal about him?Whendoes thestory takeplace?Is Odysseus ahero? Does hischaracter enhanceor undermine theintegrity of hisjourney?

Odyssey Socratic Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Can you name the different types of irony?
  2. What role does divine intervention play in his voyage home and plot for revenge?
  3. What is a proem?
  4. Talk about The value of the hero's journey as a narrative structure
  5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the monomyth? Has its value increased or decreased with time?
  6. To what extent is Odysseus responsible for the "twists and turns" of his journey? Explain.
  7. Why is the hero's journey recycled as much as it is? What might this reveal about how readers respond to the structure?
  8. How does Odysseus earn his epithet as "the man of twists and turns" over the course of the epic?
  9. Is the hero's journey a meaningful storytelling pattern? Why or why not?
  10. What is an epic simile
  11. What explains the timelessness of the hero's journey? Are the two interrelated?
  12. Discuss the role Odysseus plays in his own fate
  13. What is nostos
  14. What specific aspects of the characters, narrative, style, and setting still resonate today?
  15. What are the different types of conflict?
  16. What is a monomyth?
  17. What is xenia?
  18. What was your favorite part of the story?
  19. Did you enjoy the book?
  20. Who was your favorite character?
  21. What is Odysseus's son's name?
  22. To what extent does Odysseus welcome or defy the gods' involvement? What does this reveal about him?
  23. When does the story take place?
  24. Is Odysseus a hero? Does his character enhance or undermine the integrity of his journey?