Siren Song Odyssey

Sirens are often viewed as birds with heads of women who have dashing voices. In both poems and separate perspectives the reader gets a closer view of what a Siren actually is and how the authors want them to be seen. In the Odyssey and the “Siren Song”, point of view, tone and imagery define how the Sirens’ portrayal. Some differences and similarities help the reader view them. Both poems share a first person point of view and their authors use different examples to portray the Sirens. In the Odyssey

Homer’s text he stressed the song, the spell that the song acquired, and the challenge to resist the temptations of the song the Sirens display. In the video clip of “O Brother Where Art Thou” they suffer similar struggles; however, they also are tweaked to their own setting of their story. They face the beauty of the Sirens, “the spell”, and the disappearance of Pete. While in the Poem “Siren Song” Margaret Atwood wrote about how the women struggled, and that they face the song that they need to sing

In the Odyssey by Homer, the Sirens are an obstacle in which Odysseus and his crew must encounter. The "Odyssey" and Margaret Atwood's poem "Siren Song" portray the Sirens differently by using tone and point of view. Both poems include the Siren, but they are seen differently by the use of the poetic devices. The poetry in the Odyssey has a tone that includes fear and suspense. As the ship gets near the Sirens, Odysseus and his crew start to worry if they would accomplish their journey alive. The

are emphasized. Homer's story the Odyssey emphasizes these three things: Odysseus heroism, the magic power of the sirens, and the steps Odysseus uses to get past the sirens. On the other hand, “Oh Brother Where Art Thou,” emphasizes the following things: Pete gets turned into a frog, men drink moonshine, the sirens song. Finally, Margaret Atwood’s poem “Siren Song” emphasizes these three things: Siren does not like being stuck on island, the content of the song, that they were bored on the island

Comparison of the Odyssey and “Siren Song” Homer’s Odyssey and Atwood’s “Siren Song” are both poems about the greek myth of sirens that compare different points of view by using imagery and tone. The Odyssey tells the view of a greek hero that must escape death by passing the sirens without being tricked by their luring song. “Siren Song” tells the point of view of one of the siren’s, she cries for help from the sailors, and then admits that she was trying to trick them into dying. The poems use

literature on a similar topic, such as Margaret Atwood’s “Siren Song” and Homer’s depiction of sirens in “The Odyssey”. In Greek literature and mythology, Sirens were a commonly reoccuring mythical creature. They were often described as half bird and half woman, and they would lure nearby sailors to shipwreck on the coast of their island with their enchanting music and voices. Although both authors are writing about the same subject, the way that the sirens are portrayed differs, perhaps this is likely due

In an excerpt from Homer’s The Odyssey and “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood, the speaker’s point of view shapes the portrayal of the alluring and dangerous aspects of the Sirens. In Atwood’s poem, the Sirens are described as alluring from one Siren’s point of view due to their knowledge of how to appeal to men’s desires to be heroic, while in Homer’s excerpt, Odysseus’ point of view believes that the Sirens are appealing solely to him. For example, Odysseus describes the Siren’s voices as ‘honeyed

Pedroso Period 2 The Odyssey vs. Siren Song Some people have one inanimate object in their lives that they find so enticing that they are incapable of withstanding. One object that lures them into a deep trap not giving them any chance to resist. In Margaret Atwood’s “Siren Song” as well as Homer’s The Odyssey the one inanimate object all men cannot seem to resist is a Siren calling them in. In “Siren Song” we see a portrayal of this irresistible lure by one Siren’s song as merely a taunting

be put on paper, The Odyssey is a fantastic story that utilizes the Hero's Journey to describe the amount of trials and struggles the hero, Odysseus, had to endure. One of these trials was to face the captivating Sirens. The excerpt, in general, describes the hardship and struggle it takes to avoid the Sirens. However, in Margaret Atwood's poem, Siren Song, the narrator happens to be a Siren, so the overall tone is very much different than that of the excerpt from The Odyssey. The two works show that

“Circe’s Power,” alters Homer's original depiction of Circe from being an evil nymph using her powers for her benefit, using her power to create better men for their own good, to produce the theme that power is used as a lesson. For instance, in The Odyssey when Odysseus’ men arrive on Aeaea, Circe land, they walk right into the palace. She turns them into swine, however Odysseus does not know for sure. Odysseus decides to sneak around. Odysseus thinks that “she [will] turn [them] into pigs or wolves

Homer’s Odyssey and Margaret Atwood’s poem “Siren Song” present mysterious sirens who lure men by singing a song. Homer and Atwood both demonstrate the enticing nature of sirens and their melody by incorporating tone and diction. Both Atwood and Homer display an enticing tone when describing the sirens, which demonstrates that they are enchanting, yet dangerous creatures. For example, Homer writes, “thrilling song ‘come closer famous Odysseus…moor your ship on our coast so you can hear our song!” The

Homer's timeless epic, the Odyssey, there are mythical creatures that almost lure Odysseus and all of his men to their deaths. They are known as sirens. They are mythical half bird half women creatures that lure sailors to their death by singing. Nobody knows exactly what they say in the song because all those who have heard it have died. They're song is interpreted however through Margaret Atwood's poem "The Siren's Song". Through both writings, one is able to see how all sirens appeal to male vanity

The Siren Song’s Purpose- From the medieval maiden eagerly awaiting for her dashing knight to rescue her, to the femme fatale smoking cigarettes and drinking wine, women in all forms of media are portrayed as beautiful, seductive, and to an extent, manipulative. Nowhere is this better shown than in the ancient epic of the Odyssey, where our hero Odysseus must overcome a trio of women, whose call would cause men to jump out of their ships in squadrons, only to meet a swift death and the honor of

The Odyssey and Sirens Song In The Odyssey by Homer and in Siren's Song by Margaret Atwood, the sirens are discussed, but are represented very differently. The sirens are said to be the daughters of the river god, Achelous. They sing enchanting songs that lure men to their island. No one knows what the song is though, for every man who’s ever heard it, cannot stop themselves from going to the island. The Odyssey however portrays them much differently than Sirens Song. They have similarities like

In all three works of art, the epic poem (The Odyssey), Atwood’s poem (“Siren Song”), and Waterhouse’s Ulysses & The Sirens, all portray the Sirens differently by the author's tone. Waterhouse uses art to set the dramatic and threatening tone while The Odyssey uses poetry to set the dramatic tone. The tone of Atwood’s poem depicts the Sirens as being mischievous yet bored. First, Waterhouse uses art to portray the Sirens as dramatic and threatening by the choice of the colors used. Odysseus is dressed