Literary Devices
Which literary device is best illustrated in the statement: 'I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!'
What is hyperbole?
In The Wife of Bath’s Tale from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, what is the central question the knight must answer to save his life?
What do women most desire?
In Beowulf Hrothgar mentioned knowing Beowulf father for being a friend and renown warrior who did many noble deeds before he died.
Who is Ecgetheow?
The Fifth Circle of Hell in Dante's Inferno is where the Wrathful and the Sullen are punished. Which geographical feature marks the boundary of this circle?
What is the River Styx?
In Othello, Act I, which character is primarily motivated to seek revenge against Othello for because they were passed over for promotion?
Who is Iago?
The opening line of a story reads, 'The clock on the wall whispered, tick-tock, tick-tock.' This is a clear use of which literary device?
What is Personification?
The crime the young Knight commits in King Arthur's court, for which he is condemned to death.
What is Rape/Sexual Assault?
The Danish king whose famous mead hall, Heorot, is repeatedly attacked by Grendel.
Who is Hrothgar?
In Dante’s Inferno, which famous Roman poet and author is assigned by Beatrice to serve as Dante’s guide through the nine circles of Hell?
Who is Virgil?
The location where the Duke convenes a council in Act 1 to discuss the urgent threat from the Turkish fleet.
What is Venice?
A character, unaware that his house is on fire, tells his neighbor, 'I’m sure I’ll sleep like a log tonight.' The audience knows the truth. This is an example of which type of irony?
What is Dramatic Irony?
The royal figure who grants the Knight one year and a day to discover the answer to the central riddle.
Who is Queen Guinevere?
The loyal kinsman who is the only one to remain and help Beowulf fight the final destructive Dragon.
Who is Wiglaf?
This creature, a three-headed dog, guards the Third Circle of Hell where the Gluttonous reside.
Who is Cerberus?
The Venetian Senator and father who attempts to have Othello arrested for marrying his daughter without his consent.
Who is Brabantio?
Which type of irony is demonstrated when a character says 'Oh, fantastic!' after failing an important exam?
What is Verbal Irony?
In the film symbolism was used during the scene where the knight assaulted the virgin maiden to represent what happened to her.
What is de-flowered?
The character who, though initially skeptical of Beowulf's became a loyal thane, abandons him and later appears as a bitter, old man in the movie adaptation.
Who is Unferth?
The first circle of Hell, where virtuous pagans and unbaptized souls experience no physical torture but suffer eternal separation from God.
What is Limbo?
In Act 1 this character has no idea that Iago is plotting against them simply because of their good fortune and kindness.
Who is Cassio?
What is the term for a subtle hint or suggestion of what is going to happen later in the story?
What is Foreshadowing?
This person was responsible for the knight being punished but not for the knight's punishment.
Who is King Arthur?
These are the two women in Beowulf's life who each wanted something from him.
Who is Queen Wealthow and Ursula?
In this fourth circle, the Avaricious and the Prodigal joust against each other with huge weights, symbolizing their obsession with wealth.
What is Greed?
This wealthy Venetian gentleman is manipulated by Iago into pursuing Desdemona and seeking money to further his cause.
Who is Roderigo?