Literary Devices and Language Techniques (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What do literary devices primarily develop?
What do literary devices primarily develop?
Theme & character
What are motifs in literature?
What are motifs in literature?
Recurring structures developing themes
What does Lear's descent into madness teach him?
What does Lear's descent into madness teach him?
Humility
How does Edgar's feigned madness as 'Poor Tom' help him?
How does Edgar's feigned madness as 'Poor Tom' help him?
Prepares him to defeat Edmund
Whose betrayal sets a 'twisted moral precedent' at the play's start?
Whose betrayal sets a 'twisted moral precedent' at the play's start?
Lear's betrayal of Cordelia
What does the betrayal motif underscore?
What does the betrayal motif underscore?
Corrupting influence of ambition
What does the storm in Act 3 primarily symbolise?
What does the storm in Act 3 primarily symbolise?
Lear's inner turmoil & madness
Besides Lear's state, what else does the storm symbolise?
Besides Lear's state, what else does the storm symbolise?
Divine justice
When do Gloucester & Lear gain true insight?
When do Gloucester & Lear gain true insight?
Through blindness & madness
What does the convergence of Lear & Gloucester near Dover highlight?
What does the convergence of Lear & Gloucester near Dover highlight?
Shared tragic recognition of errors
What irony involves Lear's expectations of Goneril & Regan?
What irony involves Lear's expectations of Goneril & Regan?
Expects love, gets betrayal
How do the Fool's cryptic warnings function?
How do the Fool's cryptic warnings function?
Hint at disastrous outcomes for Lear