The Odyssey: Ulysses and the Sirens Only

Ulysses and the Sirens, 1891, by John William Waterhouse DIRECTIONS: Complete the analysis of the illustration using OPTIC below. O- Overview- Write down all the details that you notice in the illustration P- Patterns- Write any repeated details that you notice 1. People 1. The birds 2. Oars 2. The oars 3. Water 3. The people T- Title- Explain/think about if there is a title or any writing included in the image I- Interpersonal Relationships- Analyze how people are interacting in the image The title is a description reference to the scene, highlighting the two main characters and the narrative. 1. There is a siren very close to a man sitting on the edge 2. Sirens are flying toward ulysses 3. The people are rowing the boat to get away from the sirens. C- Conclusion- Write a one sentence summary of what is happening in the image. The sirens are trying to catch ulysses and sing to the men to try and make them stay. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ R.3.3 - Comparative Reading Compare and contrast the ways in which authors have adapted mythical, classical, or religious literary texts. DIRECTIONS: Use your annotations from The Odyssey: The Sirens to compare and contrast the ways in which the illustration has adapted the epic poem. SPECIFIC TO THE ORIGINAL TEXT Literary Elements The Odyssey: The Sirens Excerpt REPRESENTED IN BOTH THE ORIGINAL AND ADAPTED SPECIFIC TO THE ADAPTED TEXT Odysseus and the Sirens Illustration 1. Sirens were bird shapes 1. Ulysses asked to be tied up. 1. Ulysses 2. Sirens 2. Siren 2. Ulysses has more appearance 1. They are on their way home 1. People on the boat 1. helpless 2.In the ocean near the rocks 2. The sea is clear Characters Setting 2. The sirens were singing 1. They put beeswax in their 1. Sirens are trying to persuade the ears cremates to stay. Plot/Events 2. Everyone had something on their ears except ulysses 2. Crewmates are rowning 1. one of the guys is covering their ears. 2. One of the sirens is trying to persuade one of the crewmates into listening to the song. Read the following section from the poem. “‘In flowery meads the sportive Sirens play, Touch the soft lyre, and tine the vocal lay; How is the characteristic of epic poetry involving the hero Look at the illustration. Which being a great leader statement best describes how represented in the poem? Odysseus is represented in both the (R.1.4) poem and the illustration? (R.3.3) Odysseus sacrifices himself to save his men from the Sirens. Me, me alone, with fetters firmly bound, The gods allow us to hear the dangerous sound. Hear and obey; if freedom I demand, Odysseus protects his sailors from the Sirens Odysseus allows his men to share their opinions about his Odysseus is arrogant and confronts plans. the Sirens. Be every fetter strain’d, be added band to band.’” Which of these events best describes how the sentences Odysseus is cautiously curious from The Sirens are about the Sirens. expressed in the illustration? (R.3.3) Odysseus gives into the temptation Odysseus takes the necessary from the Sirens. steps to protect his men from The men are ignoring incoming danger. Ulysses’ cries to be free Odysseus does not expect his men to follow him blindly into conflict. The Sirens are depicted as bird-like creatures who sing. The men are allowing the Sirens to alter their course. The Sirens are surrounding Ulysses while he is tied to the mast.