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What gods did Jocasta praise about oedipus?

What does the text reveal about Jocasta

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“Jocasta” by Ruth Eisenberg- summary, analysis, identifying literary devices in poetry

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What does the text reveal about Jocasta
She was very unhappy in her marriage with Laius
all of the above
She committed suicide when the truth of Oedipus was revealed
She did not want to give up Oedipus up
2
What gods did Jocasta praise about oedipus?
Zeus
Aphrodite
Poseidon
Apollo
3
Which device is used as a simile?
wells filled, crops flourished, and flocks grew fat again
nine months drag like oxen ploughing
my life is a road
4
What should have been a key indicator for Jocasta that Oedipus was her child
His blindness (pierced eyes)
His limp (pierced ankles)
His missing leg (amputated at birth)
His extra finger (cursed by the gods)
5
How many children did Jocasta have with Oedipus?
4
2
9
7
6
How was the story parallel to ATTS?
Young wives
All of the above
Rasheed and Laius morned the loss of their son's
Unhappy wives
7
What was the answer to the sphinx riddle?
"Dog"
"Man"
"Women"
"Cat"
8
Which of the following quotes from the text is an example of personification?
"i call on Aphrodite and offer her doves."
"at last i lay to rest my little boy."
"the lands are parched, flocks die."
9
What does the quote, "My life is a toad"
alliteration
simile
irony
a metaphor
10
Who's perspective is being told throughout the text?
Both/ alternated perspectives
A narrator
none of the above
Jocasta