Question
18. Which of the following excerpts from Oedipus the King, Part II, contains an example of anaphora?
a.
Chorus. A tyrant is born from a womb of arrogance. / And insolence grows fat, / Fed by empty riches.
b.
Chorus. Greed will cut him down. / For he will never freely touch the divine / With hands that are sullied with money.
c.
Chorus. God’s lightning will strike, / Strike the arrogant, strike the sinner.
d.
Chorus. No more will I seek the mystery / Buried in the earth’s deep core.
19. Read these lines from the opening of Oedipus the King, Part II, in which the Thebans pray to the gods to grant them humility:
Chorus. But the proud man,The man who spits in the face of justice,The man who scorns the altars of the gods,That man will lose his empty dreams in the whirlwind of god’s fire.
Which best describes the effect of the anaphora in the chorus’s speech? Choose two options.
a.
The anaphora adds solemnity and weight to the chorus’s warning about the man who does not respect the gods.
b.
The anaphora emphasizes the chorus’s warning by making the words difficult to remember.
c.
The anaphora arouses the reader’s suspicion that the conflict is about to be resolved.
d.
The anaphora limits the chorus to only one grammatical clause.
e.
The anaphora adds balance and rhythm to the speech.
f.
The anaphora disguises the main point of the speech.
a.
Chorus. A tyrant is born from a womb of arrogance. / And insolence grows fat, / Fed by empty riches.
b.
Chorus. Greed will cut him down. / For he will never freely touch the divine / With hands that are sullied with money.
c.
Chorus. God’s lightning will strike, / Strike the arrogant, strike the sinner.
d.
Chorus. No more will I seek the mystery / Buried in the earth’s deep core.
19. Read these lines from the opening of Oedipus the King, Part II, in which the Thebans pray to the gods to grant them humility:
Chorus. But the proud man,The man who spits in the face of justice,The man who scorns the altars of the gods,That man will lose his empty dreams in the whirlwind of god’s fire.
Which best describes the effect of the anaphora in the chorus’s speech? Choose two options.
a.
The anaphora adds solemnity and weight to the chorus’s warning about the man who does not respect the gods.
b.
The anaphora emphasizes the chorus’s warning by making the words difficult to remember.
c.
The anaphora arouses the reader’s suspicion that the conflict is about to be resolved.
d.
The anaphora limits the chorus to only one grammatical clause.
e.
The anaphora adds balance and rhythm to the speech.
f.
The anaphora disguises the main point of the speech.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
18. The excerpt that contains an example of anaphora is:
c. Chorus. God’s lightning will strike, / Strike the arrogant, strike the sinner.
Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses. In this excerpt, the phrase "Strike" is repeated at the beginning of two clauses.
19. The two options that best describe the effect of the anaphora in the chorus’s speech are:
a. The anaphora adds solemnity and weight to the chorus’s warning about the man who does not respect the gods.
e. The anaphora adds balance and rhythm to the speech.
The repetition of "The man who" adds emphasis to the warning being given and creates a balanced rhythm that enhances the overall impact of the message.
c. Chorus. God’s lightning will strike, / Strike the arrogant, strike the sinner.
Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses. In this excerpt, the phrase "Strike" is repeated at the beginning of two clauses.
19. The two options that best describe the effect of the anaphora in the chorus’s speech are:
a. The anaphora adds solemnity and weight to the chorus’s warning about the man who does not respect the gods.
e. The anaphora adds balance and rhythm to the speech.
The repetition of "The man who" adds emphasis to the warning being given and creates a balanced rhythm that enhances the overall impact of the message.