Vocabulary and Literary Elements
Dante's Life
Characters
Organization of Hell
The Inferno as an Allegory
100
a long narrative poem
What is an epic?
100

Dante was from this city in Italy. 

What is Florence?

100
he is Dante's guide through Hell and Purgatory
Who is Virgil?
100
This is where unbaptized and virtuous pagans go. Virgil is stuck here.
What is Limbo?
100

Represents the different types of sin (greed, fraud, and violence)

What is the lion, she-wolf, and leopard

200
when an object stands for more than itself
What is symbolism?
200
She was the love of Dante's life (even though they were never truly together)
Who is Beatrice?
200
a beast who judges all those who come to Hell with his coiling tail
Who is Minos?
200
the lustful are punished in this circle of Hell
What is Circle 2?
200
Represents mankind's imperfection/ sins
What is the Dark Wood of Error?
300
an author's attitude towards a subject
What is tone?
300

Dante is both the __________ and the ______________ of The Divine Comedy.

What is the author and the epic hero/pilgrim?

300
What creature is in charge of torturing those who are punished for violence in Circle 7? 

Who is the Minotaur? 

300
this message appears over the gates of Hell
What is "Abandon All Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here" ?
300

Representation of how people act in society

What is the organization of Hell?

400
a portrayal of events with a happy ending (whereas a tragedy always ends in death)
What is Comedy?
400

What lead to Dante's writings of the Divine Comedy?

What is Dante's Banishment.  

400

In Canto 6, what god guards the third circle of Gluttons and mumbles incoherently?

Who is Plutus? 

400

What is the punishment of Canto 23-Circle 8? 

Hypocrites wear lead cloaks and trample over the head hypocrite who is crucified on the ground. 

400
Represents the righteous (moral, virtuous) path
What is the light on the hill?
500
An example of this is the reference to the "Aeneid" in Canto 1 and "Lancelot" in Canto 5
What is an allusion?
500

What style of poetry did Dante write the Divine Comedy in and he is given credit as the father of?

What is the Terza Rima? 

500
These two sinners are blown around together in Circle #2
Who are Francesca and Paolo?
500

these are the three types of sins that Dante organizes his hell into

What are Incontinence/greed, Violence, and Fraud?

500
Represents the journey of the human soul/ the recognition of sin
What is Dante's visit to Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven?
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