Measure For Measure Literary Devices Quiz

When the Duke speaks of disguises and hidden truth, what recurring device appears?

What is demonstrated when Isabella appeals to Angelo’s sense of morality but he responds lustfully?

What device is found in the recurring contrast between justice and mercy?

When Isabella pleads for mercy, what device is used through her balanced phrasing?

What device is used when the Duke observes corruption by pretending to be humble?

What device does the Duke use when comparing justice and mercy as opposing yet balanced forces?

Which device is used when Lucio mocks authority with witty remarks?

What literary device is found in Lucio’s exaggerations about the Duke’s actions?

The contrast between Isabella’s virtue and Angelo’s corruption represents which device?

What device best describes the Duke’s orchestration of the bed trick and fake execution?

When Isabella contrasts virtue and corruption, what device strengthens her speech?

When Angelo says “When I would pray and think, I think and pray to several subjects,” what device is evident?

What device is used when Isabella’s words “more than our brother is our chastity” emphasize moral extremes?

When the play’s title “Measure for Measure” echoes the theme of justice, what device is used?

What device is used when words like “measure for measure” echo Biblical justice?

When the play ends with mercy overriding law, what device shapes the resolution?

When Pompey jokes about the law’s hypocrisy, what device is he using?

What device does Angelo use when he claims “the tempter or the tempted, who sins most?”

What device is used in the line “Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall”?

What device is present when Isabella unknowingly speaks to the Duke disguised as a friar?

When Isabella compares sin to a disease, what device does she employ?

Which literary device dominates the Duke’s disguise as a friar?

When Angelo’s purity is described as a mask, what device is evident?

When Claudio says “to die and go we know not where,” what device describes his reflection?

The Duke’s manipulation of events reflects what broader device?

What is the primary literary device in the bed trick involving Mariana and Angelo?

When Claudio says “Death is a fearful thing,” what literary device is shown through repetition of sound?

When Angelo appears pure but acts corruptly, what device defines his role?

What literary device is used when Lucio’s bawdy jokes reveal deeper truths about society?

When Claudio fears death as “a fearful meditation,” what device is present?