Why does Shakespeare so rely on slapstick and stichomythia to express the mounting frustration of his characters? In order to achieve a perfect score on the Comedy Of Errors Literary Devices Quiz, you will need to analyse the use of dramatic irony and the classical unities. Discover the mechanics of farce that make us laugh.
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Comedy Of Errors Literary Devices Quiz Questions
- What literary device is central to the entire plot of The Comedy of Errors?
- What device is created when the audience knows the truth about the twins while the characters do not?
- What type of humor is most dominant throughout the play?
- When characters mistake one twin for another, what device is being used?
- What device is used when Dromio compares Nell to a globe?
- What is an example of wordplay common in Dromio’s speeches?
- When Antipholus of Syracuse describes Ephesus as bewitched, what device is used?
- What literary term applies to Shakespeare’s use of twins and coincidence to drive the plot?
- When a character says “They say this town is full of cozenage,” what device is present?
- What device is used when Adriana compares marriage to bondage?
- When Dromio jokes about beating and mistaken identity, what kind of humor is this?
- What device describes the mistaken identities leading to opposite outcomes of intent?
- When Antipholus calls his servant a snail for slowness, what device is used?
- When Shakespeare uses the Abbess as a figure of truth and reconciliation, what device appears?
- The confusion between Antipholus and Dromio pairs creates what dramatic effect?
- What device appears when a word has multiple meanings and is used humorously?
- When characters repeat similar words for comedic rhythm, what device is that?
- What is the device in lines where sound patterns like “fair face and fickle faith” appear?
- When Egeon tells his tragic story at the start, what structure device is used?
- When Adriana exaggerates her emotional suffering, what device is used?
- When Dromio says “she’s spherical, like a globe,” and maps countries on Nell’s body, what device appears?
- What literary term describes Shakespeare’s use of repeated misunderstandings for humor?
- When the Abbess reveals herself as Emilia, what literary device concludes the play?
- The constant references to madness and witchcraft in Ephesus show what device?
- When Adriana expresses jealousy through elaborate speeches, what rhetorical device is seen?
- When the chain causes escalating confusion, it acts as what literary device?
- What device appears when the twins’ lives mirror each other’s events?
- When Pinch appears to exorcise devils, what kind of humor is created?
- What device ties the play’s ending to its beginning through reunion and restoration?
- When Adriana’s jealousy contrasts with Luciana’s calm, what device is used?