Review for Oedipus Quiz

At the beginning of the story, Oedipus believed that his parents were King Polybus and Queen Merope.

• True

• False

Oedipus's biological parents were King Laius and Queen Jocasta.

• True

• False

DIRECT characterization is when...

• the author TELLS you something about a character (ex: Oedipus is a noble leader.)

• the author SHOWS you something about a character through their actions and words

INDIRECT characterization is when...

• the author TELLS you something about a character (ex: Oedipus is a noble leader.)

• the author SHOWS you something about a character through their actions and words

Situational irony is when...

• the audience knows something the characters do not

• a character says one thing but means another

• something unexpected happens

Dramatic irony is when...

• the audience knows something the characters do not

• a character says one thing but means another

• something unexpected happens

It is ironic at the beginning of the play when...

• Oedipus curses the murder, not knowing he is cursing himself.

• Oedipus wants to help his citizens.

• The city of Thebes has been cursed.

• Oedipus sends Creon to ask the oracle for advice.

Through attempting to escape his fate (by leaving Corinth), Oedipus causes the prophecy to come true. This is...

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

She's so good at math. She's like a walking calculator.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Paradox

• Allusion

She's so good at math. She's like a walking calculator.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Paradox

• Allusion