Literary Techniques (Leaving Cert Classical Studies): Quizzes
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Where does all the action occur in Philoctetes, maintaining the unity of place?
Where does all the action occur in Philoctetes, maintaining the unity of place?
The deserted island of Lemnos
Which god appears as deus ex machina at the play's conclusion?
Which god appears as deus ex machina at the play's conclusion?
Heracles
What does the Bow of Heracles symbolise in the play?
What does the Bow of Heracles symbolise in the play?
Power and dependence
What does Philoctetes' wound symbolise?
What does Philoctetes' wound symbolise?
Suffering, betrayal, & exclusion
What type of irony is present when the audience knows Neoptolemus is deceiving Philoctetes?
What type of irony is present when the audience knows Neoptolemus is deceiving Philoctetes?
Dramatic irony
What situational irony exists regarding Philoctetes' abandonment?
What situational irony exists regarding Philoctetes' abandonment?
Greeks abandoned him as useless but now need him
How is Odysseus' rhetorical style described?
How is Odysseus' rhetorical style described?
Cold, pragmatic, and manipulative
How does Neoptolemus' rhetoric change during the play?
How does Neoptolemus' rhetoric change during the play?
From deceit towards honesty
What type of appeals does Philoctetes use in his rhetoric?
What type of appeals does Philoctetes use in his rhetoric?
Raw, emotional appeals
What function does the Chorus serve in Philoctetes?
What function does the Chorus serve in Philoctetes?
Moral barometer
What is stichomythia?
What is stichomythia?
Rapid, alternating single-line exchanges
How does Sophocles use pathos in Philoctetes?
How does Sophocles use pathos in Philoctetes?
Vivid descriptions evoke sympathy