English Test-Julius Caesar Flashcards
What is Conduplicato? Ex?
Key word repetition accords phrases or sentences, ex: honorable, ambitious
What is Allusion?
A reference to a well known event, piece of literature, art, place, ect.
What is Enumerato and ex?
Making a point by detailing parts, details, effects, or consequences. Ex: list of things on will, he is ambitious because he wrote this in will bla bla bla
Exemplum and ex?
Using illustrative stories, ex: talking about the crown and how he didn’t accept it at first.
What is Hypophora and ex?
Raising ?s and answering them. Ex: “Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? -skip line- Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.”
What is a rhetorical question? Ex?
Asking a question with an obvious answer. Ex:Who is here so vile that isn’t a roman?
What is Anaphora and ex?
Repetition of the same words at the beg of sentences ex: who is here _______ who is here ________, in Brutus speech
Parallel structure and ex?
Reoccurring sentence structure, ex: who is here ______ who is here _______.
What is Pathetic Fallacy?
Description of inanimate natural objects that gives them human emotions. Ex thunder couldn’t happen on stage with shakespear, talked about it.
Is ambitious ocean a pathetic fallacy?
Yes
Is threatening clouds a pathetic fallacy?
No they could actually be threatening
Name 5 super natural occurrences
Ppl on fire, lion in Capitol, raining fire, owl in day, ghosts.
What do the supernatural occurrences foreshadow?
The death of the future king, Caesar, will lead to civil war.
What is the purpose of the wives?
Used to reveal husbands as power hungry, foreshadow things (cal dream-> death, Portia says she will die for him, does die). Shows husbands private side. Add conscience free of political ambition.
What does Brutus use most in his speech? And how?
Ethos, talks about his character as good and Caesars as bad