What if the themes of nature and nothingness are more than just words on a page? Our King Lear Literary Devices Quiz is primarily intended to analyse the metaphors and poetic structure that characterise the play. Before you respond, consider how the language conveys the mental state of the character.
Shakespeare Essentials $19.99
Unlock the wit, wisdom, and world of William Shakespeare with this comprehensive digital bundle.
- How To Read And Understand Shakespeare
- The Shakespeare Dictionary
- Shakespearean Insults
This trio of guides provides everything you need to conquer the Elizabethan era.
King Lear Literary Devices Quiz Questions
- Cordelia’s silence functions as what literary device?
- The imagery of “the wheel of fortune” represents what device?
- The disguise of Kent and Edgar represents which literary technique?
- The recurring theme of sight and blindness functions as what?
- The Fool’s commentary often uses what device to criticize Lear indirectly?
- When Lear refers to himself as “every inch a king,” it is an example of what?
- The phrase “when we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools” uses what device?
- Gloucester’s fall at Dover cliff is an example of what?
- The storm scene mirrors Lear’s emotional chaos using what device?
- The Fool calling Lear “an old man’s shadow” is an example of what?
- When Edmund declares “Now, gods, stand up for bastards,” what device is used?
- The moral conflict between appearance and reality functions as what?
- The repeated mention of “Nature” throughout the play serves as what?
- The blinding of Gloucester serves as which kind of irony?
- Lear’s madness is often expressed through what device?
- Cordelia’s death at the end embodies what literary function?
- When Lear holds Cordelia and asks, “Why should a dog have life, and thou no breath at all?” he uses what?
- The phrase “Out, vile jelly!” uses what device to emphasize violence?
- The Fool’s line “Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise” relies on what?
- The frequent animal imagery used to describe Lear’s daughters functions as what?
- When Lear refers to “pelican daughters,” it is an example of what?
- The storm on the heath is an example of which literary device?
- Lear’s division of his kingdom based on love is an example of what device?
- When Lear says “Nothing will come of nothing,” what device is used?
- The Fool’s riddles and puns rely on which device?
- The line “I am a man more sinned against than sinning” uses which device?
- Gloucester’s blindness symbolizes what broader concept?
- When Lear calls Goneril a “serpent’s tooth,” what device is present?
- The contrast between Lear’s madness and the Fool’s wisdom represents what?
- The play’s references to the gods reflect which device?