Vocab & Other Flashcards
1
Q
Periphrasis
A
“talking around,” you are mean to guess the person, similar to occupatio or kennings
2
Q
Katabasis
A
descent into the underworld
3
Q
Terza Rima
A
Poetic structure:
- 3 line stanzas
- ABA BCB CDC DED…
- last stanza of canto is 4 lines
4
Q
Symbolism of Satan
A
Lucifer-“fair of face” 3 faces-parody of God (inversion of Trinity) 1st Red-Judas Iscariot, 2nd Yellow-Brutus, 3rd Black-Cassius. No movement except for wings, wailing & gnashing of teeth, chewing parody of Eucharist
5
Q
Nature of evil as a twisting or a corruption of the Good
A
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