Othello Literary Devices Quiz

When Othello says “Arise, black vengeance, from thy hollow cell,” what device appears?

What is the literary effect of Iago calling himself “honest Iago”?

The storm in Act 2 symbolizes what literary concept?

When Othello refers to “the fountain from the which my current runs,” what device is that?

What is created when the audience knows Iago’s deceit but Othello does not?

What is used when Iago calls Cassio “a fellow almost damned in a fair wife”?

Which literary device does Iago use to speak directly to the audience about his schemes?

When Othello describes his mind as “perplexed in the extreme,” this is an example of what?

The handkerchief serves as what kind of literary device?

What is used when Iago tells Othello that Cassio “did top” Desdemona?

When Othello calls Desdemona “my fair warrior,” what is used?

What literary device does Iago use when he says “I am not what I am”?

What device occurs when Desdemona’s tears are described as “fresh as her virtue”?

When Desdemona says “his unkindness may defeat my life, but never taint my love,” what is used?

When Othello says, “I kissed thee ere I killed thee,” what device appears?

When Desdemona’s purity is described as “whiter than snow,” what device is that?

What literary device is used when Iago calls jealousy “the green-eyed monster”?

The phrase “thick-lips” used by Iago and Roderigo is an example of what device?

Which device is used in “Good name in man and woman...is the immediate jewel of their souls”?

The line “O beware, my lord, of jealousy” employs which device?

When Othello says “Put out the light, and then put out the light,” what device is present?

What is shown when Othello’s noble nature leads to his downfall?

When Othello says “My parts, my title, and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly,” what is that?

When Desdemona’s innocence contrasts with Iago’s malice, what device is that?

What is Iago using when he says, “Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners”?

What does the recurring reference to animals throughout the play represent?

What device appears when Othello says, “She’s gone, I am abused”?

What is Shakespeare using when Othello says “She loved me for the dangers I had passed”?

What device is used in Othello’s claim that Desdemona’s “name...is now begrimed and black”?

What device is used when Emilia describes jealousy as “a monster begot upon itself”?