Key Quotations (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Literary device in 'Let Rome in Tiber melt'
Literary device in 'Let Rome in Tiber melt'
Hyperbole
Speaker of 'triple pillar of the world transformed'
Speaker of 'triple pillar of the world transformed'
Philo
Meaning of 'salad days' (Cleopatra, Act 1)
Meaning of 'salad days' (Cleopatra, Act 1)
Youthful inexperience
Who 'Age cannot wither her' describes
Who 'Age cannot wither her' describes
Cleopatra
Device in 'barge like a burnished throne'
Device in 'barge like a burnished throne'
Simile
Literary device in 'I am dying, Egypt, dying'
Literary device in 'I am dying, Egypt, dying'
Repetition
Speaker of 'I have immortal longings in me'
Speaker of 'I have immortal longings in me'
Cleopatra (Act 5)
Key theme of 'beggary in the love that can be reckoned'
Key theme of 'beggary in the love that can be reckoned'
Love, value, passion
Who 'Egyptian dish' metaphor refers to
Who 'Egyptian dish' metaphor refers to
Cleopatra
'High Roman fashion' means Cleopatra will:
'High Roman fashion' means Cleopatra will:
Die nobly/with dignity