Homer: The Odyssey•Grade 7•dialectic Stage
Ulysses and Telemachus
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Comprehension
Describes how Athene transformed Ulysses from beggar to his true form, and Telemachus thought him a god
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Cause & Consequence
Explains why Ulysses insists on secrecy: not even Laertes, Eumaeus, or Penelope must know, lest the plan be revealed
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Meaning
Articulates the emotional weight of father and son reunited after twenty years, weeping together like birds
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Defense
Explains why the counterargument has merit
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