Othello Literary Devices Quiz

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

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

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

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

The storm in Act 2 symbolizes what literary concept?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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