Plot
Whose the Main person in this Chapter?
Dante
Who are the sinners?
The Popes of the church
What is the Tone for this Chapter?
Anger
What Circle of hell are they in?
8th
What was their crime?
Stealing or selling church favors
what literary device is this? Dante describes the sinners (simoniacs) stuck upside down in holes, with their feet exposed and burning, creating a visceral image of their punishment?
Imagery
Who stole the church favors?
The Popes
What was the popes punishment for there sins?
Hanging upside down with their feet burning
What are some metaphors from this Chapter?
The Bride, Fire and "Son of a Bear"
What were the Popes punishment for stealing the Churches Favors?
They got hung upside down and got there feet burnt
what is the word for buying or selling church privileges?
Simony
What literary device is this? Dante compares the holes in the rock to the baptismal fonts in his beloved San Giovanni.
simile
Who did they mistake Dante for?
Pope Boniface Vlll
What is the significance of the punishment?
The holes they were put in to hang upside down in represent the baptismal fonts
What literary device is this referring to? The corruption of the Catholic Church through the sin of Simony (selling church offices)
Allusion