Literary Devices (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Quizzes
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What distinguishes a soliloquy from a monologue in Hamlet?
What distinguishes a soliloquy from a monologue in Hamlet?
Soliloquies are private thoughts only
What does Hamlet's 'To be, or not to be' soliloquy primarily reveal?
What does Hamlet's 'To be, or not to be' soliloquy primarily reveal?
His existential crisis and despair
What does the metaphor 'Denmark's a prison' reflect in Hamlet?
What does the metaphor 'Denmark's a prison' reflect in Hamlet?
Entrapment & oppressive court atmosphere
How does dramatic irony function when Hamlet feigns madness?
How does dramatic irony function when Hamlet feigns madness?
Audience knows whilst characters don't
Why does Hamlet compare his father to Hyperion and Claudius to a satyr?
Why does Hamlet compare his father to Hyperion and Claudius to a satyr?
To show admiration vs. contempt clearly
What does the ghost's appearance in Act 1 foreshadow?
What does the ghost's appearance in Act 1 foreshadow?
The revelation of King Hamlet's murder
What does Yorick's skull symbolise in Act 5, Scene 1?
What does Yorick's skull symbolise in Act 5, Scene 1?
Inevitability of death & futility of life
What does Hamlet's pun 'more than kin, and less than kind' reveal?
What does Hamlet's pun 'more than kin, and less than kind' reveal?
His wit & disdain for Claudius subtly
What does the antithesis in 'To be, or not to be' encapsulate?
What does the antithesis in 'To be, or not to be' encapsulate?
Hamlet's internal struggle with life/death
What does Hamlet's repetition 'Words, words, words' underscore?
What does Hamlet's repetition 'Words, words, words' underscore?
Frustration with empty rhetoric & deceit