Name That Device
“I came, I saw, I conquered.”
What is parallelism?
What theme is revealed when Macbeth hallucinates Banquo’s ghost?
What is guilt?
When the author contrasts Joyous Gard and Dolorous Gard, what technique is used?
What is symbolism?
Why does Spenser end his poems with a couplet?
To present a final twist or concluding idea (volta).
“Boom! Crash! Bang!”
Onomatopoeia
“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it.”
What is metaphor?
What theme appears when a character’s actions contrast with their appearance?
What is appearance vs. reality?
“Blood will have blood” is what device?
What is aphorism?
Why is juxtaposition used in Beowulf’s final lines?
To contrast heroic courage with fatal danger.
“Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers”
Metonymy
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery.”
What is paradox?
In Beowulf, Beowulf choosing to fight Grendel unarmed shows what heroic trait?
What is courage/honor?
A reference to the Hesperides is an example of what?
What is allusion?
Why does Shakespeare use dramatic irony in Macbeth?
To build tension because the audience knows what Macbeth does not.
“The trees whispered secrets.”
Personification
“His hands were as cold as ice.”
What is simile?
Mrs. Whitaker rejecting the magic apple demonstrates what theme?
What is contentment with aging / wisdom?
The eerie atmosphere created through smell, sound, and sight in “Chivalry” uses what?
What is sensory imagery?
How does imagery help show Lady Macbeth’s ambition?
Dark/night imagery shows her desire to hide evil.
“Jumbo shrimp.”
Oxymoron
Words beginning with the same sound (e.g., “silver snakes slither”).
What is alliteration?
Spenser’s “fire and ice” contrast represents what conflict?
What is unrequited love / emotional opposition?
“My love is like ice, and I to fire” uses what device?
What is simile?
How does parallelism strengthen a speech or poem?
It adds rhythm and enhances persuasion.
“He’s a lion in battle.”
Metaphor