Key Quotations (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What literary device is used in 'Let Rome in the Tiber melt'?
What literary device is used in 'Let Rome in the Tiber melt'?
Hyperbole
Who describes Antony as 'the triple pillar of the world transformed into a strumpet's fool'?
Who describes Antony as 'the triple pillar of the world transformed into a strumpet's fool'?
Philo
What does Antony mean by 'There's beggary in the love that can be reckoned'?
What does Antony mean by 'There's beggary in the love that can be reckoned'?
True love is immeasurable
What do Cleopatra's 'salad days' refer to?
What do Cleopatra's 'salad days' refer to?
Youthful inexperience
Which literary device appears in 'Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale'?
Which literary device appears in 'Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale'?
Antithesis
Who describes Cleopatra's barge as 'like a burnished throne, burned on the water'?
Who describes Cleopatra's barge as 'like a burnished throne, burned on the water'?
Enobarbus
What does Agrippa's metaphor 'Egyptian dish' refer to?
What does Agrippa's metaphor 'Egyptian dish' refer to?
Cleopatra
What literary device is used in 'I am dying, Egypt, dying'?
What literary device is used in 'I am dying, Egypt, dying'?
Repetition
What do Cleopatra's 'immortal longings' express?
What do Cleopatra's 'immortal longings' express?
Desire for eternal union with Antony
What theme does 'Kingdoms are clay; our dungy earth alike feeds beast as man' emphasise?
What theme does 'Kingdoms are clay; our dungy earth alike feeds beast as man' emphasise?
Transience of power