Writer's Techniques (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What is blank verse, the primary form Webster uses in The Duchess of Malfi?
What is blank verse, the primary form Webster uses in The Duchess of Malfi?
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
What does smooth, controlled verse demonstrate in Webster's characters?
What does smooth, controlled verse demonstrate in Webster's characters?
Nobility, authority, or composure
How does equivocal dialogue position the audience in the play?
How does equivocal dialogue position the audience in the play?
As privileged interpreters
What does Bosola describe himself as, suggesting stagnant water breeding disease?
What does Bosola describe himself as, suggesting stagnant water breeding disease?
A standing pond
What condition does Ferdinand's madness manifest as, involving believing himself a wolf?
What condition does Ferdinand's madness manifest as, involving believing himself a wolf?
Lycanthropy
What does prose convey in Webster's verse-prose dichotomy?
What does prose convey in Webster's verse-prose dichotomy?
Cynicism, comedy, or servility
What type of theatre was The Duchess of Malfi created for?
What type of theatre was The Duchess of Malfi created for?
Indoor, candlelit Blackfriars Theatre
Which rhetorical device creates contradictions like 'dead life' and 'living death'?
Which rhetorical device creates contradictions like 'dead life' and 'living death'?
Oxymoron
When does the Duchess die in the five-act play structure?
When does the Duchess die in the five-act play structure?
Act 4 (three-quarters through)
What do Webster's visual tableaux force the audience to become through observation?
What do Webster's visual tableaux force the audience to become through observation?
Complicit in the violence