8: Robert Frost and Sophocles Flashcards
How many stanzas does the poem Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening have?
4 Stanzas
How many lines does each stanza of Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening have?
4 Lines
A stanza with 4 lines
Quatrains
Rhyme Scheme of Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
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Born in 1874 and is one of America’s most famous poets
Robert Frost
Themes in the first stanza of Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
Loneliness and Solitude
Isolation
Themes in the second stanza of Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
Nature’s Beauty
Rural Life
The Uncertainty of Nature
Themes in the third stanza of Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
The Silence of Nature
Contemplation
Themes in the fourth stanza of Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
Responsibility vs Desire
Sleep as a Metaphor
Who wrote Oedipus Rex
Sophocles
What genre was Oedipus Rex
Greek Tragedy
What was the setting of Oedipus Rex
City of Thebes, Ancient Greece
The three Greek Playwrights
Sophocles
Aeschylus
Euripides
The King of Thebes
Oedipus
Oedipus’s wife and mother who tries to prevent the prophecy from coming true
Jocasta
Oedipus’s Father
Laius
Jocasta’s brother
Creon
A blind prophet who reveals the truth to Oedipus
Tiresias
Adoptive mother of Oedipus
Merope
Adoptive father of Oedipus
Polybus
Where were Oedipus’s adoptive parents from?
Corinth
is a timeless exploration of fate, human frailty, and the pursuit of truth
Oedipus Rex
refers to a child’s unconscious desire for the opposite-sex parent, accompanied by jealousy and rivalry toward the same-sex parent
Oedipus Complex
Is considered the female counterpart to Oedipus Complex
Electra Complex
