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Homer: The OdysseyGrade 7dialectic Stage

Ulysses is Discovered by His Nurse

The Text

What You'll Learn

1

Comprehension

Explains that Ulysses and Telemachus hid the weapons, with Athene lighting their way with a golden lamp that made the walls bright "as it were with flames of fire"

2

Cause & Consequence

Explains why the description convinced Penelope: "I myself gave him these garments, and I folded them myself"

3

Meaning

Articulates the theme that the body carries history: the scar proves identity where words (which can be false tales) cannot

4

Defense

Explains why the counterargument has merit

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