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What rhetorical appeal involves persuading an audience by evoking their feelings?
What rhetorical appeal involves persuading an audience by evoking their feelings?
Which literary device involves a play on words, often for humorous effect?
Which literary device involves a play on words, often for humorous effect?
When a character expresses their thoughts aloud while alone onstage, what is this dramatic device called?
When a character expresses their thoughts aloud while alone onstage, what is this dramatic device called?
What literary device directly addresses an absent person, an inanimate object, or an abstract concept?
What literary device directly addresses an absent person, an inanimate object, or an abstract concept?
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Which of the options is the best definition of an extended metaphor?
Which of the options is the best definition of an extended metaphor?
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Study Notes
Literary Devices in Julius Caesar
- Metaphor: A figure of speech comparing unlike things, implying similarity.
- Conceit: An extended metaphor with multiple corresponding elements creating a complex idea.
- Allusion: A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art (historical, literary, religious, topical, mythical, etc.). Multiple layers can be used simultaneously.
- Apostrophe: Addressing an absent person, imaginary person, or personified abstraction to express strong emotion. (Verb form: "apostrophize")
- Pun: A humorous play on words using similar-sounding words with different meanings.
- Rhetoric: Principles of effective, eloquent, and persuasive writing.
- Ethos: Appeal to the speaker's character.
- Logos: Appeal to logic.
- Pathos: Appeal to emotion.
- Anachronism: Something out of its proper time period.
- Soliloquy: A character alone on stage revealing thoughts and feelings.
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Test your understanding of various literary devices used in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'. This quiz covers important concepts such as metaphor, allusion, and rhetoric among others. Enhance your appreciation of the text by exploring these critical elements.
