The Illiad Essay

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Quoting from The Iliad When quoting from Homer's The Iliad for your first essay assignment, please keep in mind the following points. (Your essay, of course, will be double-spaced. The examples here are single-spaced for the sake of using less paper.) Always use a grammatical lead-in for all quotes. In other words, do not simply juxtapose the period ending a complete sentence and a quote. Incorrect Agamemnon grudgingly agrees to return Chryseis to her father. "Still, I'll give her back, if that's what's best" (Homer 4). Correct (preferred) Agamemnon grudgingly agrees to return Chryseis to her father: "Still, I'll give her back, if that's what's best" (Homer 4). Correct Agamemnon grudgingly agrees to return Chryseis to her father. He states, "Still, I'll give her back, if that's what's best" (Homer 4). Always separate lines of quoted poetry with slashes. Also, maintain the spelling and punctuation of the original with the exception of the last mark of punctuation, which you should omit unless that mark is a question mark or an exclamation point. (Even if a question mark or an exclamation point is used, you still must put a period after the parenthetical citation). Incorrect After being insulted by Agamemnon, Achilles feels the anger swelling within him: "Achilles chest was a rough knot of pain twisting around his heart:" (Homer 7) Correct After being insulted by Agamemnon, Achilles feels the anger swelling within him: "Achilles' chest was a rough knot of pain / Twisting around his heart" (Homer 7). Correct At Athena's appearance, Achilles asks, "Daughter of Zeus! Why have you come here?" (Homer 7). If you would like to quote more than 50 words of poetry (6-8 lines in The Iliad), block quote the section. In other words, indent two tabs from the left-hand margin and begin and end the quote without quote marks. Also,

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