Casanova
Immortality and rebirth
Pickwick
Synesthesia
Waterloo
Prodigal Son
Bathsheba
Fauntleroy
Stressed-Unstressed
Perseus
Job
A cruel, unscrupulous woman.
He was put in the underworld and surrounded by food and water that he could not touch.
Extended metaphor
Uriah Heep
Sparta
Lothario
Messenger of war on earth.
Syllepsis
Hackney
Milquetoast
Nostradamus
Ishmael
Judas
Speaking to someone or something that cannot answer.
The Phoenix symbolizes?
Iris, the goddess, of the rainbow, played what role among the gods?
Who killed Medusa?
Laconic means 'not using many words' and refers to? (Laconia was their capital)
Known for indulgence in sensuality
What is an allegory? (Two words)
He predicted many things, including the end of the world in June 1999.
An Italian known for his promiscuity.
A horse kept for work/transport.
King David impregnated her, sent her husband to war to die, and married her.
The son that, when given his inheritance early, went out and spent it on gambling. He returned to his father, begging for money and was forgiven and given a job in the stable.
After Satan questioned his integrity, God took away Job's happiness and everything he had including his health to see if he would curse the lord. He blamed only himself despite others telling him to blame God, and eventually is given incredible power, many children, and lives to be 140..
How was King Tantalus punished?
Abraham's illegitimate son. He was thrown out when Isaac was born. Refers to an outcast.
A major example of the 'fat people are jolly' stereotype
An excessively well-dressed or well-mannered boy.
Famous for using false humility to take advantage of people.
The location where Napoleon suffered a crushing defeat. 'Meet your ___' means to be soundly defeated.
When one sense is stimulated by the stimulation of another sense.
Extremely submissive 1920s comic strip character
What is apostrophe?
He betrayed Jesus.
What is the modern interpretation of harpy?
Give the name for a type of zeugma that affects two different things in different ways
What is a trochee?