King Lear Literary Devices Quiz

Gloucester’s fall at Dover cliff is an example of what?

The phrase “Out, vile jelly!” uses what device to emphasize violence?

Lear’s madness is often expressed through what device?

The Fool calling Lear “an old man’s shadow” is an example of what?

The Fool’s commentary often uses what device to criticize Lear indirectly?

Cordelia’s death at the end embodies what literary function?

The storm scene mirrors Lear’s emotional chaos using what device?

Cordelia’s silence functions as what literary device?

The Fool’s line “Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise” relies on what?

The imagery of “the wheel of fortune” represents what device?

The Fool’s riddles and puns rely on which device?

Lear’s division of his kingdom based on love is an example of what device?

The repeated mention of “Nature” throughout the play serves as what?

When Lear calls Goneril a “serpent’s tooth,” what device is present?

The moral conflict between appearance and reality functions as what?

The contrast between Lear’s madness and the Fool’s wisdom represents what?

When Lear refers to “pelican daughters,” it is an example of what?

When Lear holds Cordelia and asks, “Why should a dog have life, and thou no breath at all?” he uses what?

When Lear refers to himself as “every inch a king,” it is an example of what?

The recurring theme of sight and blindness functions as what?

The phrase “when we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools” uses what device?

The blinding of Gloucester serves as which kind of irony?

Gloucester’s blindness symbolizes what broader concept?

The storm on the heath is an example of which literary device?

The line “I am a man more sinned against than sinning” uses which device?

The play’s references to the gods reflect which device?

The disguise of Kent and Edgar represents which literary technique?

When Lear says “Nothing will come of nothing,” what device is used?

The frequent animal imagery used to describe Lear’s daughters functions as what?

When Edmund declares “Now, gods, stand up for bastards,” what device is used?