Homer: The Iliad•Grade 7•dialectic Stage
The Burning of Patroclus
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What You'll Learn
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Comprehension
Explains the rites: chariot procession around the body; Achilles slew two dogs, four horses, twelve Trojan youths; "Hector will I give to the dogs"
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Cause & Consequence
Explains how gods affected the games: Apollo grudged Diomed; Athene helped Ulysses and tripped Ajax
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Meaning
Articulates why proper burial rites mattered: bones in a golden urn, tomb for glory, feasting the dead
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Defense
Explains why the counterargument has merit
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