And why are there so many omens and supernatural warnings in a play that claims to be based on history? Shakespeare uses prophecy and symbolism to expose spiritual rot at the heart of the English court. Henry VI Part 2 Literary Devices Quiz Find those metaphors.
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Henry VI Part 2 Literary Devices Quiz Questions
- What literary device is used when Jack Cade promises absurd laws to mock rebellion?
- When Queen Margaret calls Gloucester “a man made up of faults,” she uses which device?
- The repeated imagery of blindness in Act 2 represents what device?
- When Suffolk calls Henry “a lamb encompassed by wolves,” he employs what technique?
- The line “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” best demonstrates what literary device?
- When the people rise against their rulers, Shakespeare uses this device to represent moral decay.
- The ghostly imagery surrounding Gloucester’s death reflects which device?
- When York secretly reveals his lineage and ambition, what device is at play?
- The use of celestial imagery to describe Henry’s piety is an example of what?
- When Warwick describes the court as “infected,” what device does he use?
- Queen Margaret’s lament comparing Henry’s weakness to water employs what device?
- The repetition of “down with” during Cade’s rebellion illustrates what rhetorical device?
- When Suffolk’s severed head is delivered to Margaret, what literary device heightens the impact?
- Cardinal Beaufort’s dying visions evoke what literary device?
- The contrast between Henry’s faith and Margaret’s ambition represents what?
- When Gloucester is described as “the good Duke,” what device is used?
- The name “Jack Cade” functioning as a symbol for chaos employs what literary technique?
- When Cade vows to make “the realm of England a paradise,” the device is?
- York’s false humility when greeting the King before rebellion uses what device?
- The phrase “the commons roared like lions” is an example of which device?
- When Margaret mourns Suffolk with divine imagery, what device dominates?
- The recurring motif of roses symbolizes what literary device?
- Henry’s speech about mercy amidst rebellion demonstrates what device?
- When York calls Somerset “the canker of the realm,” what device does Shakespeare use?
- The repetition of the word “traitor” in Cade’s uprising is an example of what?
- The public penance of Eleanor Cobham functions as what type of device?
- The image of the crown passed between rivals serves as what device?
- When Suffolk compares himself to a martyr in exile, it is an example of what?
- The use of storms and omens throughout the play conveys what device?
- The contrast between Cade’s comic rebellion and Gloucester’s tragic fall demonstrates what?