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He Said, She Said
A Love Song
The End
Milton's Epic
To Be or Not To Be
100
A poem depicting country life in idealized terms
What is a pastoral?
100
Rearrangement of standard word order in a phrase or sentence
What is inverted word order?
100
A statement, at a glance, that seems impossible or illogical
What is a paradox?
100
statement in opposition to another
What is a contradiction?
100
A character's weakness, error in judgement, or circumstances beyond his or her control
What is a tragic flaw?
200
To play all the time and never work would be this...
What is folly?
200
A comparison of lovers to the two prongs of a drafter's compass
What is a metaphysical conceit?
200
Death is compared to these because they all cause lost of consciousness
What are opium and magic?
200
extended comparisons that draw parallels between dissimilar things
What are epic similes?
200
The rhymed couplet is the witches' most famous utterance
What is "fair is foul, and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air.
300
This creates a pleasant, song-like rhythm...
What is repetition?
300
Donne did not want to go away on business for this reason
What is his wife was pregnant?
300
Desperate people cause their own deaths using this option
What is suicide?
300
To justify the ways of God to men
What is Milton's purpose?
300
He will inherit Duncan's crown
Who is his son Malcom?
400
The nymph accuses the shepherd of this
What is lying?
400
estimate; consider
What is reckon?
400
terrible; causing fear
What is dreadful?
400
Vows to never do good, thwart any effort by God to do good, and to turn anything good into evil
Who is Satan?
400
Macduff is too late to save the king which is an example of this...
What is irony?
500
The shepherd is more persuasive because he is moved by passion. The nymph is more persuasive because she is...
What is realistic?
500
Donne had a vision of his wife holding this during their separation
What is holding a dead baby?
500
According to Donne, death is...
What is a doorway to the afterlife?
500
Satan discusses his plans with his "Sam"
Who is Beelzebub?
500
The "H.W.I.C."
Who is Hecate?