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Rhetoric
Poetic Devices
Lord of the Flies
William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of Macbeth
100

What are the three sides of Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle?

Ethos, Logos, Pathos 

100

What are paragraphs within poetry referred to as?

stanzas

100

Which boy leads his hunters on a quest to kill pigs?

Jack 

100

How many plays is Shakespeare credited with writing? 

37

100

What object does Macbeth imagine that he sees outside of Duncan's chamber?

A bloody dagger 

200

Which side of the rhetorical triangle refers to the logical appeal of the spoken or written text?

logos

200

While similes and metaphors are not the same thing, what are they both used for?

to make a comparison that is not meant to be taken literally 

200

Who is elected leader on the island, and is obsessed with being rescued?

Ralph 

200

Which monarch ruled for most of Shakespeare's lifetime?

Queen Elizabeth I

200

Who does Macbeth go to for help after seeing Banquo's ghost at his banquet?

the Witches/the Weird Sisters 

300

Which side of the rhetorical triangle refers to the way a text impacts the audience's emotions?

pathos 

300

What is the form of a poem?

the poem's arrangement on the page 
300

Who is the thinker of the group, but is belittled and ignored?

Piggy

300

Which monarch took the English throne in 1603?

King James I

300

What is Lady Macbeth doing in her sleep as a result of her guilty conscious?

Washing her hands 

400

Which side of the rhetorical triangle refers to the speaker's credibility or character?

ethos 

400

What is an allusion?

an indirect reference to something (well none text, cultural phenomenon, or historical moment)

400

Who tells Simon that the beast is a part of the boys? 

The Lord of the Flies 

400

What is the name of the famous theater where Shakespeare's plays were performed?

The Globe 

400

Why is Macbeth named the Thane of Cawdor?

The original thane was a traitor

500
What three elements are involved in any Rhetorical Exchange?

speaker, message, audience 

500

Which poetic devices impact the meter of a poem?

any of them that effect sound: rhyme, repetition, and alliteration 
500

How does Jack become "liberated from the shame of self-consciousness"? 

Paints his face 

500

What three genres were most of Shakespeare's plays divided into?

Tragedies, comedies, histories 

500

Whose father is murdered because of the prophecy he received? (hint: this character is still alive at the end of the play) 

Fleance