Literary Devices
Shakespeare
Characters
Plot
Theatrical Devices
100

Which literary device uses like, as, or than to compare two unlike things?

Simile

100

What country was Shakespeare from?

England

100

Who falls in love with Ferdinand during Act I?

Miranda

100

Who starts the storm that strands everyone on the island?

Ariel

100

What is a long speech by a single character called?

Monologue

200

Which device describes non-human things as human?

Personification

200

What century was Shakespeare born in?

The 16th Century

200

Who is Prospero’s wicked brother?

Antonio
200

What happens to Ariel at the end of the play?

Set Free

200

What are scripts divided into?

Acts and Scenes

300

What device do meter and rhyme tend to signal?

Verse

300

What type of poem is Shakespeare famous for writing?

Sonnet

300

Which two characters from Italy spend most of the play with Caliban?

Stephano and Trinculo
300

What was Prospero’s former title, and who had power over him at the time?

Duke of Milan, King of Naples

300

In a script, what are italics used for?

Stage Directions

400

What is it called when someone refers to themself by name?

Illeism

400

What are three plays Shakespeare wrote?

[Any]

400

Who supports Prospero when he is exiled from Milan?

Gonzalo

400

 How old is Miranda when she and her father are exiled?

About 3

400

What is it called when a character briefly turns away and speaks to the audience?

Aside

500

What literary device is used in the following phrase?

“My loyalty is to the crown.”

Metonymy

500

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

37-39

500

Who is Caliban’s mother?

Sycorax

500

How long was Ariel trapped in a pine tree for?

12 Years

500

Fill in the blank: Trinculo and Stephano are ______ _____ for Sebastian and Antonio.

Comic Foils