Why are three suns appearing in the sky before the brothers of York march to battle? What if all we have are these repeated animal metaphors to describe the primal savagery of the English nobility? Learn about the metaphors of the sun, the lion, and the tiger in our Literary Devices Quiz on Henry VI Part 3.
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Henry VI Part 3 Literary Devices Quiz Questions
- What literary device is used when Queen Margaret mockingly crowns York with paper before his death?
- When Clifford kills young Rutland, what device heightens the emotional impact?
- What figure of speech appears when Richard calls himself “a tiger’s heart wrapped in a woman’s hide”?
- When Henry compares his life to a shepherd’s peaceful existence, he is using what device?
- What device is used in Henry’s reflection “O God! methinks it were a happy life / To be no better than a homely swain”?
- What device is present when Clifford dies declaring vengeance for his father?
- What literary technique does Shakespeare employ by having battles recur throughout the play?
- When Warwick is called “the Kingmaker,” what device is being used?
- The repetition of sounds in “bloody butcher” and “boisterous brother” demonstrates what device?
- What device appears in Henry’s statement that kingship is “a crown of thorns”?
- When Richard reveals his ambition to seize the throne, what literary device defines his speech?
- The “rose” imagery representing York and Lancaster is an example of what?
- The line “The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on” uses what rhetorical device?
- When characters misunderstand one another’s intentions, what device is at work?
- What device is used when Queen Margaret is described as having “a man’s heart in a woman’s breast”?
- When the dying York envisions his sons avenging him, what is Shakespeare employing?
- The repeated imagery of blood throughout the play primarily represents what?
- What device is used when Henry VI’s pacifism contrasts with the violence around him?
- When Richard mocks peace as “a shadow,” what device does Shakespeare use?
- The line “Pride went before, ambition follows him” reflects what literary structure?
- When Shakespeare includes commoners speaking in plain, witty language, he employs what?
- Henry’s prayerful speeches contrasting with battle scenes employ which literary technique?
- The recurring phrase “bloody wars” exemplifies what rhetorical device?
- What is used when Margaret’s fierce speeches are contrasted with her maternal sorrow?
- When Edward calls himself “a lamb in war, a lion in peace,” what device is used?
- What literary device is employed in Warwick’s shifting loyalty between Lancaster and York?
- When the crown passes repeatedly between kings, what does it symbolize?
- What device is present in Henry’s reflective monologues about fate and kingship?
- The “bloody sun” imagery after battle represents what literary concept?
- When the play ends with Richard’s ambition looming, Shakespeare uses which device?