Dramatic devices

Multiple Choice

What is a foil in literature?

• A type of cooking utensil used for baking
• A type of fencing weapon
• A type of hairstyle popular in the 1980s
• A literary device that involves the contrast of two characters to highlight their differences.

Open Ended

Think about some of your favorite books, telWhat are some foil pairs you have seen or read?

Match

Match the following character to their possible foil

• Hamlet

• Ophelia

• Horatio

• King Hamlet

Laertes

Gertrude

Polonius

King Claudius

• Laertes

• Gertrude

• Polonius

• King Claudius

Multiple Choice

What is Deus Ex Machina?

• A type of machine used in ancient Greece for warfare
• A type of computer virus
• A type of martial arts technique
• A literary device where a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly resolved by an unexpected intervention of a new character, ability, or object.

Open Ended

Think of your favorite novels, TV shows, or movies. What is an example of a Deus Ex Machina?

Multiple Choice

What is Hamartia?

• A character's flaw

• A character from Greek mythology
• A country in Europe
• A type of fruit

Multiple Choice

What might be Hamlet's Hamartia?

• Indecisiveness and inability to take action
• Lack of intelligence and understanding
• Overconfidence and arrogance
• Excessive bravery and recklessness

Multiple Choice

What is Poetic Justice?

• A type of poetry that uses a lot of rhyming words
• A literary device in which vice is ultimately rewarded or virtue punished
• A term used to describe a type of comedy
• A literary device in which virtue is ultimately rewarded or vice punished, often in a manner that is ironic or unexpected.

Open Ended

Why do so many movies use Poetic Justice? Why do we want/like those kind of endings? Are they true to real life?

Multiple Choice

What is catharsis?

• The process of analyzing and understanding strong emotions
• The process of intensifying strong emotions
• The process of releasing or purging strong emotions
• The process of suppressing or hiding strong emotions

Open Ended

Think of a sad movie where you cried. Did you like the experience? Why?