2/27-Iliad Assignment

1. Write a question. It can be an interpretive question that you have an opinion on or something about the text that you don't understand. You do not need to write the answer.
Who was Phoenix?

2. What was your opinion of Achilles before reading Book 9? Does it change after reading Book 9? Explain why or why not.

My opinion doesn't change at all. Achilles is just being stubborn and arrogant like before


3. At various points in the text some characters attempt to persuade other characters to take a course of action. Examples of characters using persuasion include Nestor, Odysseus, and Ajax. Make a list of the persuasive strategy used by these characters, following this format:
Who is speaking?
What does that person say and to whom does he say it? What persuasive strategy is it?
Why is it an example of that strategy?
Do this at least three times with different examples.
Remember the persuasive strategies include:
Appeal to reason (logic - does it “make sense” to do what the speaker says)
Appeal to emotion (does it try to make you happy, sad, angry etc… in an attempt to get you to act or think a certain way)
Appeal to ethics (right and wrong, moral principals - does it get you to think that a particular thought is morally right or wrong to get you to act or think a certain way)

Who is speaking? Ajax

What does that person say and to whom does he say it? He is trying to persuade Achilles to help the Greeks

What persuasive strategy is it? Appeal to Reason

Why is it an example of that strategy? This is a exampleof appeal to reason because Ajax is telling Achilles that he is not handling the situation well, and that he is being un-honorable for unhelpful the Greeks.