Definition of odyssey. 1 : a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune his odyssey from rural South to urban North so your poem should be about sumn like this
Frederick Douglass, ... While both Douglass and Lincoln, inspired by the ideals of liberty and equality enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, agreed that slavery was immoral, they disagreed on the best method to abolish the institution. Frederick Douglass was a compelling force in the anti-slavery movement. A man of moral authority, Douglass developed into a charismatic public speaker.
