Figurative Language and Allusions
What type of figurative language is this, “Like a nightingale in spring” (270)?
Simile
What was the Knight's Quest? Bonus: How much time did he have?
To find out what a woman desired (Bonus: 1 year and 1 day)
How heavy (supposedly) was her hat? (For bonus points in kilograms)
10 pounds
4.53592 kilograms
How old was The Wife of Bath when she got married for the first time?
12 Years Old
Longer
What type of allusion is this "“Children of Mercury and we of Venus”
Classical
Why did the knight not want to merry the woman that saved him
She was old and ugly
How old was she when she last married?
40
How many husbands has she "had at church door"
5
What is in between the prologue and the tale?
Words between the Summoner and the Friar
What does the following phrase mean, “As jolly as a magpie in a cage” (270)?
Not very happy, Sad
What two options did the knights wife give him? (The solution to his unrest)
Become a beautiful but not so faithful wife or stay ugly but loyal.
What is the Wife of Baths name?
Alison
How does The Wife of Bath justify her having multiple husbands?
She refers to Biblical figures whom had multiple wives.
What are the point values of the rows in this jepordy
97, 182, 295, 354, 425
What kind of allusion is "I know that Abraham was a holy man - And Jacob too"
Biblical
How did the old woman change for the knight at the end of the tale?
The old woman became a beautiful loyal young woman.
What is the Wife of Bath's disability?
Deaf in one ear
Which husband beat The Wife of Bath and was good in bed?
Husband Number 5
When did the wife of baths tale take place
King Arthur's time
What type of allusion appears least frequency in the tale
Medieval allusions
What choice did the knight make after his wife gave her offer?
To let her do what she wanted whatever would make her happy.
How many pilgrimages to Jerusalem has she been on?
Three
Where is her fourth husband?
Buried under the rood-beam
How frequently was our group productive
110% of the time