Language Features, Symbols, and Motifs (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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What is the central paradox in Oedipus the King regarding sight?
What is the central paradox in Oedipus the King regarding sight?
Oedipus 'sees' truth when physically blind
How does Tiresias embody the sight/blindness paradox?
How does Tiresias embody the sight/blindness paradox?
Has no physical sight but prophetic vision
What does the plague symbolize in the play?
What does the plague symbolize in the play?
Miasma: ritual pollution from unpunished crime
What does the crossroads (trivium) symbolize?
What does the crossroads (trivium) symbolize?
Intersection of fate and free will
What does the name 'Oedipus' mean?
What does the name 'Oedipus' mean?
Swollen foot
Which verse form does Sophocles use for dialogue scenes?
Which verse form does Sophocles use for dialogue scenes?
Iambic trimeter
How does Creon's speech differ from Oedipus's?
How does Creon's speech differ from Oedipus's?
Measured, calm with clear syntax
What technique is shown in 'I curse myself, whoever he may be who did this deed'?
What technique is shown in 'I curse myself, whoever he may be who did this deed'?
Foreshadowing and irony
What is the significance of Jocasta's brooches?
What is the significance of Jocasta's brooches?
Instruments Oedipus uses to blind himself
What is stichomythia in the play?
What is stichomythia in the play?
Rapid line-by-line exchanges between characters