Vocabulary and Literary Elements
The author uses this as a way to transition from one thing to the next without commentating.
What is swoon?
This is where unbaptized and virtuous pagans go, and Virgil's place.
What is Limbo?
Dante's political group.
Who are the White Guelphs?
when an object stands for more than itself
What is symbolism?
Dante idolized her and included her as a symbol of love in his poem.
Who is Beatrice?
He drives the newly arrived sinners over to punishment on the ferry boat.
Who is Charon?
The first river of Hell.
What is Acheron?
This place represents mankind's imperfection/sins
What is the Dark Wood of Error?
A long narrative poem
What is an epic?
Dante is both the __________ and the ______________ of The Divine Comedy.
What is the author and the pilgrim/character/epic hero?
Symbol for Divine Light.
Who is St. Lucia?
Virgil's "death-pale" countenance results from this.
What is pity for the souls in Limbo?
a portrayal of events with a happy ending
What is Comedy?
Dante's political group _____ the pope.
What is opposed?
Symbol of incontinence.
Who is the she-wolf?
This place is neither in nor out of Hell, eternally unclassified just as the souls are.
What is the Vestibule?
Dante relies on Virgil as the symbol of this.
What is Human Reason?
A literary work that is considered to have a deeper or double meaning?
What is allegory?
Dante's law of punishment that is equal to the sin.
What is the Law of Symbolic Retribution?
Dante believed this soul to be a coward.
Who is Pope Celestine V?
Dante is compared to this as he prepares to continue past the Dark Wood of Error.
What is a flower that is rejuvenated?