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Hero
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100
These were passed down orally because only monks could write in the Anglo Saxon era
What is epic poems?
100
writing strategy used to mock and exaggerate a problem within society
What is satire?
100
always ends in death
What is Shakespearean tragedy?
100
protagonist who dies due to tragic flaw
What is Tragic Hero?
100
author of Canterbury Tales
What is Geoffrey Chaucer?
200
Wrote down Beowulf for the first time
What is monks?
200
a literary device where what is said is the opposite of what is meant
What is verbal irony?
200
Anne Hathaway
Who is Shakespeare's wife?
200
noble birth/high position; character traits that reflect society; Superhuman; on a quest for something; favored by gods or deities
What are the 5 characteristics of an epic hero?
200
April 23, 1564
What is Shakespeare's birthday?
300
belief that everything has a spirit and there are many gods
What is Paganism?
300
a man who chose God over friendship
Who is Thomas Becket?
300
a remark intended to only be heard by the audience
What is an aside?
300
Beowulf is this
What is epic hero?
300
two nouns that describe one noun
What is a kenning?
400
Ended the Anglo Saxon era
What is Norman Conquest?
400
form of government in which everything is based on ownership of land
What is feudalism?
400
killed one-sixth of London during the 1600s
What is the Bubonic Plague?
400
Beowulf did not have one of these, but most epic heroes do
What is an all-knowing helper?
400
Anesthetic in Elizabethan England
What is alcohol?
500
first people to introduce Christianity to the Anglo Saxons
What are the Romans?
500
5 feet/10 syllables
What is Iambic Pentameter?
500
river that transmitted many diseases
What is Thames River?
500
the villain in Beowulf
What is Grendel?
500
became king after Queen Elizabeth
What is King James I?
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