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Literary Devices
Oedipus
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Odyssey
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The 5 steps of a plot.
What are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement?
100
Who was the previous King and what happend to him?
What is Laios and Oedipus killed him?
100
Whom is the protagonist and what 4 characters who are those he is seeking revenge among?
What is Edmond Dantes, Fernand, Danglars, Caderrousse and Mr. Villefort?
100
A blind Greek poet responsible for writing the Lliad and the Odyssey.
What is Homer?
100
So then, royal son of Laertes, Odysseus, man of exploits, still eager to leave at once and hurry back to your own home, your beloved native land? Good luck to you, even so. Farewell! But if you only knew, down deep, what pains are fated to fill your cup before you reach that shore, you’d stay right here, preside in our house with me and be immortal. Much as you long to see your wife, the one you pine for all your days . . .
What is Calypso?
200
What is a paradox, parody, and personification?
What is a paradox is statement that seems contradictory but may reveal a truth, parody is when the author mocks another author's work, and personification is when non-human traits are given human characteristics?
200
The prophecy that is give to Oedipus.
What is that he would murder his own father?
200
What incentives did Fernand and Danglars have for Dantes' arrest?
What is Fernand was jealous Dantes was going to marry Mercédès. Danglars was jealous Dantes was going to become captain of the Pharaon?
200
Where does Odysseus live and what is his role?
What is Itheca and he is the the King of the Kingdom?
200
Yea, I am wroth, and will not stint my words, But speak my whole mind. Thou methinks thou art he, Who planned the crime, aye, and performed it too, All save the assassination; and if thou Hadst not been blind, I had been sworn to boot That thou alone didst do the bloody deed.
What is Oedipus?
300
What are the different types of irony and explain them?
What is verbal which is when the speaker says one thing but means the opposite, situational which is when there is a surprise in what is expected and what actually occurs and dramatic which is when the reader or audience knows something a character does not?
300
Briefly provide Kreon’s argument against his possible treason.
What is he says that he has equal power to Oedipus, without the frustrations of being Kind, therefore why would he want to assume the role of being King and take on all of those responsibilities?
300
What is the outcome of Edmond Dantes' plan?
What is his plan was successful and those who was guilty paid, Fernand commits suicide, Danglars is bankrupt, and Villefort found out his wife was just after his money?
300
How long is the Trojan War? How long is it until Odysseus returns back home?
What is 10 years and he returns home after 20 years total?
300
I go, but first will tell thee why I came. Thy frown I dread not, for thou canst not harm me. Hear then: this man whom thou hast sought to arrest With threats and warrants this long while, the wretch Who murdered Laios--that man is here. He passes for an alien in the land But soon shall prove a Theban, native born.
What is Teiresias?
400
Describe the different point of views.
What is 1st person, the narrator is a character in the story, use of I, 2nd person the speaker addresses the listener or reader directly, use of you, 3rd person, the narrator is outside of the story use of he, she, it, they, also includes limited, objective and omniscient?
400
How did Jocasta feel about the prophecy, then when she found out how did she deal with it and then what did she ultimately do?
What is she didn't believe man could make a prophecy only Gods could determine ones fate, once she found out she tried to hide the truth and didn't want people to know that she was her husbands mother, and she finally hung herself in the end because she could not deal with the humiliation?
400
Who are Lucien Debray, Luigi Vampa, Peppino and Haydée and what role do they play?
What is Lucien Debray the secretary to the French minister who leaks information to his lover, Madame Danglars, so she can invest money, Luigi Vampa is a bandit who is indebted to Dantès for once setting him free, Peppino is a shepherd who was sentenced to death, but Dantes buys his freedom and Haydée is Dantes' slave who he then falls in love with?
400
What is an epic, a Aeschylus, catharsis, and mimesis?
What is a long narrative, a "Creator of Tragedy”, feelings of pity and terror, and an imitation?
400
The stronger swordsman does not necessarily win. It is speed! Speed of hand, speed of mind.
What is Abbe Faria?
500
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of what literary device?
What is alliteration?
500
How does what Oedipus say to the townspeople at the beginning turn against him in the end?
What is Oedipus turned out to be the murderer of Laios, therefore he was to be banned from Thebes and no man was to help or pity him?
500
Explain the Relationships among the characters. Ex. father and son, husband and wife. Name at least 6 for credit.
What is Louis Dantès is Edmond Dantes' father, Mr. Morrel is the father to Maximilian Morrel, Fernand is the husband to Mercédès, their son is Albert de Morcerf, Noirtier is Monsieur Villefort's father, Monsieur Villefort's is married to Madame d'Villefort's and their daughter is Valentine and Madame d'Villefort's son is Edward d’Villefort, Maximilian is Valentine's husband?
500
Which God dislikes Odysseus, which Goddess is fond of Odysseus and how can one tell?
What is Poseidon and what is Athena, which can be seen because Poseidon destroys Odysseus' ship and doesn't want him to get home, whereas Athena aids Odysseus in getting home?
500
“There are some situations which men understand by instinct, by which reason is powerless to explain; in such cases the greatest poet is he who gives utterance to the most natural and vehement outburst of sorrow. Those who hear the bitter cry are as much impressed as if they listened to an entire poem, and when th sufferer is sincere they are right in regarding his outburst as sublime.”
What is The Count of Monte Cristo?