The main character in a play or novel is
The protagonist is the central character who drives the plot forward.
A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and no speech is a
Mime relies on gestures and body language without dialogue.
Before a play is performed, it is
Rehearsals prepare actors for the live performance.
A play that moves the audience to pity and fear is a
Tragedy evokes catharsis through pity and fear, as per Aristotle.
A sonnet has a final couplet when it has
The Shakespearean sonnet consists of three quatrains followed by a couplet.
'He is my most beloved enemy' illustrates
Oxymoron combines contradictory terms for effect.
The cast appears at the end of a play for the
The curtain call allows the audience to applaud the performers.
Diction is a writer's choice of
Diction specifically refers to the selection and use of words.
A poem which celebrates simple country life is a
Pastoral poetry idealizes rural and pastoral life.
Read the lines below from an unknown poem and answer the question that follows: 'Oh spite! Oh Hell!! I see you are all bent / To set against me for your merriment.' The lines illustrate
Apostrophe involves direct address to an abstract idea or inanimate object.
Hamartia, in a literary work, refers to a hero's
Hamartia is the fatal flaw leading to the hero's downfall.
Read the lines below from an unknown poem and answer the question that follows: 'Who lied in the chapel / Now lies in the Abbey.' The dominant device used is
Pun plays on the double meaning of 'lied' (told lies and lay down).
A short play performed during the pause between the acts of a longer play is
An interlude is a brief entertainment between acts.
'Weeping Willow' illustrates
Pathetic fallacy attributes human emotions to nature.
Read the excerpt below from an unknown text and answer the questions that follow: 'But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horrible, and the work of a million years was lost.' The predominant figure of speech in the extract is
Personification gives human attributes to the earth and mountains.
Read the excerpt below from an unknown text and answer the questions that follow: 'But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horrible, and the work of a million years was lost.' The extract is about
The description matches an earthquake's effects.
Read the excerpt below from an unknown text and answer the questions that follow: 'But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horrible, and the work of a million years was lost.' The effect of the extract is conveyed through the use of
Climax builds intensity to the final catastrophic loss.
'Beware her faintly failing health, and gentle gallands around her speed' illustrates
Alliteration uses repeated initial sounds like 'f' and 'g'.
The eight-line part of a Petrarchan sonnet is the
The Petrarchan sonnet divides into an octave and sestet.
The metrical beat in 'The Splendor falls on castle walls' by Alfred Lord Tennyson is
The poem uses dactylic rhythm for a falling effect.
The expression 'door hugged the couple' illustrates
Personification attributes human action to the door.
Read the excerpt below from an unknown text and answer the questions that follow: 'The couple stood at the departure lounge... How would he explain it to himself?' The narrative technique is
The story is narrated from an omniscient external viewpoint.
Read the excerpt below from an unknown text and answer the questions that follow: 'The couple stood at the departure lounge... How would he explain it to himself?' 'How would he explain it to himself?' exemplifies
A rhetorical question is posed for effect, not requiring an answer.
Read the excerpt below from an unknown text and answer the questions that follow: 'The couple stood at the departure lounge... How would he explain it to himself?' The writer's attitude towards James is one of
The tone suggests criticism of James's actions.
Read the excerpt below from an unknown text and answer the questions that follow: 'The couple stood at the departure lounge... How would he explain it to himself?' The setting is
The departure lounge indicates an airport setting.
Read the excerpt below from an unknown poem and answer the questions that follow: 'Poison ivy came up like a rose / in red and thorny garb... Now my dream is a locked-up serenade.' The mood of the persona is one of
The persona expresses sadness and loss over unrequited love.
Read the excerpt below from an unknown poem and answer the questions that follow: 'Poison ivy came up like a rose / in red and thorny garb... Now my dream is a locked-up serenade.' The theme of the poem is
The poem explores the pain of rejected affection.
Read the excerpt below from an unknown poem and answer the questions that follow: 'Poison ivy came up like a rose / in red and thorny garb... Now my dream is a locked-up serenade.' The envy of the persona's friends is expressed in the
'Green' implies envy, 'frosty' cold disapproval.
Read the excerpt below from an unknown poem and answer the questions that follow: 'Poison ivy came up like a rose / in red and thorny garb... Now my dream is a locked-up serenade.' Line 2 is in iambic
The line 'in red and thorny garb' follows iambic pentameter.
Read the excerpt below from an unknown poem and answer the questions that follow: 'Poison ivy came up like a rose / in red and thorny garb... Now my dream is a locked-up serenade.' The last line illustrates
The serenade as a locked-up dream is a metaphorical image.
Read the excerpt below from Othello by William Shakespeare and answer the questions that follow: [Context: Act 1, Scene 3]. Just before this, Iago advises Othello to
Iago urges Othello to enter the council confidently.
Read the excerpt below from Othello by William Shakespeare and answer the questions that follow: [Context: Act 1, Scene 3]. 'By Janus' is
Janus, the two-faced god, alludes to duplicity.
Read the excerpt below from Othello by William Shakespeare and answer the questions that follow: [Context: Act 1, Scene 3]. The news Othello receives is that he must
Othello is summoned to the duke's council.
Read the excerpt below from Othello by William Shakespeare and answer the questions that follow: [Context: Act 1, Scene 3]. The duke is in council that night because of
The Turkish invasion prompts the urgent council.
Read the excerpt below from Othello by William Shakespeare and answer the questions that follow: [Context: Act 1, Scene 3]. Later on, Brabantio accuses Othello of
Brabantio claims Othello used witchcraft to seduce Desdemona.
Read the excerpt below from Othello by William Shakespeare, Act 1, Scene 3: 'Let me speak like yourself and lay a sentence...' The speaker is
The Duke offers advice to the lovers.
Read the excerpt below from Othello by William Shakespeare, Act 1, Scene 3: 'Let me speak like yourself and lay a sentence...' He is responding to
The Duke addresses Brabantio's concerns.
Read the excerpt below from Othello by William Shakespeare, Act 1, Scene 3: 'Let me speak like yourself and lay a sentence...' The setting is
The scene occurs in the Duke's council chamber in Venice.
Read the excerpt below from Othello by William Shakespeare, Act 1, Scene 3: 'Let me speak like yourself and lay a sentence...' 'These lovers' refers to
The Duke refers to Othello and Desdemona as lovers.
Read the excerpt below from Othello by William Shakespeare, Act 1, Scene 3: 'Let me speak like yourself and lay a sentence...' The expression 'lay a sentence' means
It means to offer wise counsel or proverb-like advice.
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