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English IV Name: __________________________Inferno Study GuideInferno Canto I – The Dark Wood of ErrorBackground (pg 657)Allegory: a literary work with two levels of meaning – ____________ and _______________What is the Divine Comedy an allegory for?Canto IDirections: As you read Canto 1, fill in details about each character/place below.Literal DescriptionFigurative MeaningLittle hillXVirgilHellBeatriceCite implicit textual evidence in lines (1-3) that suggest this poem is an allegory? Determine the figurative meaning of “I went astray/ from the straight road and woke to find myself/ alone in a dark wood” (1-3). What can you infer about the the way Dante the character is feeling (tone) based on the epic simile in lines 22-27? What is the effect of this simile on the reader? Read and analyze lines 29-60, then complete the table belowSin(s) the animal symbolizesDescription of the animal (Explicit Evidence)Effect of the animal on Dante(Determine meaning in a complicated text)LeopardLionShe-WolfWho rescues Dante? ____________________Using the footnotes, why can’t Dante’s guide take him all the way on his journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven? (p.664)Quote & cite implicit evidence where Dante expresses/ reveals strong emotions ofFear -Admiration – Canto III: The Vestibule of HellSummarize how Dante uses imagery in the Inferno. (p.657)Questions for Canto IIIParaphrase Virgil’s advice to Dante, spoken at the Gate of Hell? (line 14-18)Who are the souls tortured in this canto? ?_________________________________Summarize how each part of their punishment fit their crime?Crime in lifeSymbolic Punishment in death They took no sidesTheir sin was a darknessThey pursued the ever-shifting illusion of their own advantageTheir guilty conscience pursued themTheir actions were a moral filthWho is “the shadow of that soul/who, in all his cowardice, made the Great Denial” and what does he symbolize for Dante? (p.667)Who is Charon and what is his reaction to Dante’s attempt to cross the river Acheron?Why is Dante ultimately allowed to pass? As they prepare to cross the river Acheron into Hell, the spirits turn pale with fear. Based on lines 118-123 and the footnotes, summarize what the souls realize that becomes their greatest spiritual torment in Hell. In this canto, Dante begins his description of Hell, which becomes for the reader an assault on all the senses. Quote two examples of imagery in this canto. (touch, sight, sound, taste, smell)__________________________________________________________________________________________Applying Imagery: ?Imagine a time where you felt fear or terror. This could be an actual experience you had or a scene from a scary movie you saw. What happened? What made you afraid or terrified? Describe in detail what you saw and felt. Help your reader to experience your fear by providing imagery related to at least three of the five senses. Canto V- Circle Two (The Carnal)Define the types of Characterization (p. 674)Direct: Indirect: Define Allusion: _____________________________________________________________________________________Questions for Canto V ???(Remember – use the footnotes for help!)Who is the creature that guards this circle of Hell? ?_________________________What three adjective are used to describe him? (direct characterization) Explain how he indicates his judgment of the sinners.Paraphrase why the lustful are blown about by the wind? (symbolic retribution)Dante is not condemning love in this Canto. After reading lines 37-39, paraphrase what he is condemning. What does this answer reveal about Dante (the author's) values? (indirect characterization)Identify and explain one of the allusions you recognize in this canto (p. 679 – the footnotes will help)Where is the person who killed Paolo and Francesca going to go when he dies? Why? (p.680)According to Francesca, what influenced her descent into sin (literary allusion) (p.681-682)Because of the influence in the above answer, infer what Dante suggests about the effects of certain kinds of literature?Why is it ironic that Dante the character sympathies with the sinners he meets? _________________________________________________________________________________________ Indirect Characterization ChartMethod of CharacterizationExampleTrait RevealedDante's ActionsHe questions FrancescaCuriosity; sympathyDante's Words"I cowered for shelter"Other Characters' Behavior towards DanteVirgil carries him______________'s Actions______________'s WordsOther Characters' Behavior towards __________________Canto XXXIV- Circle Nine: TreacherousWhat is the punishment, in general, of those sinners who were treacherous to their masters?Infer how this punishment fits their crime? How is Satan a "grotesque parody of the Trinity"?Using lines 27-31 and the footnotes, why is an allusion to the Titans appropriate when describing Satan? ?Who are the figures in Satan’s mouths and why are they considered traitors?How do Virgil and Dante leave this circle of hell? How does Virgil help Dante?In the beginning of the Inferno, Dante the character has sympathy for the sinners in Hell, but by the end he has no sympathy and feels nothing but disgust. What message about tolerance for sin might Dante “the poet” be expressing through his character’s emotional evolution? ................
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