Beowulf
Sherlock Holmes
Satire, Swift and Chaucer
Literary Terms
Vocab
100
What value of Anglo-Saxon culture is shown when Wiglaf returns to help Beowulf fight the dragon.
Loyalty or kinship
100
The narrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories
John Watson
100
What is Jonathan Swift's solution for dealing with overpopulation in Ireland?
Irish children will become food for the British.
100
In Old English, rather than using letters, the Anglo-Saxons used these symbols.
Runes
100
Dishonest
Disingenuous
200
Themes and events within Beowulf help us learn more about which group of people?
The Anglo-Saxons
200
What literary genre is Arthur Conan Doyle considered the founder of?
Detective fiction
200
Identify a satirical TV show or cartoon.
Examples: The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, Black Mirror etc.
200
What is a foil in literature? Provide an example of a literary foil.
A character meant to contrast with another character. Ex. John Watson and Sherlock Holmes
200
Overly high self-satisfaction with one's accomplishments
Complacency
300
Following Beowulf's battles with Grendel and Grendel's mother, what two items does he keep, and why does he keep them?
He keeps Grendel's arm, and Grendel's head, as trophies of his victories.
300
What do we learn is the "speckled band" of the Sherlock story of the same name?
A venomous snake
300
In "A Modest Proposal," although Jonathan Swift argues that the British should eat the poor children of the Irish, in reality he is really mocking ______________________.
Heartless attitudes toward the poor; British policy toward the Irish
300
A lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation
Epic poem
300
To persuade someone by using flattery
Cajole
400
Identify TWO characteristics of an epic hero (partial credit may be given)
1. is significant and glorified 2. is on a quest 3. has superior or superhuman strength, intelligence, and/or courage 4. is ethical 5. risks death for glory or for the greater good of society 6. is a strong and responsible leader 7. performs brave deeds
400
Arthur Conan Doyle was greatly inspired by this American author when he created the character of Sherlock Holmes.
Edgar Allen Poe
400
What are the six satirical devices we studied?
Caricature, Ridicule, Parody, Exaggeration/Hyperbole, Irony
400
What are logos, pathos and ethos? (Partial credit may be given)
Ethos is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. Pathos is an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. Logos is an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason.
400
To restrain oneself from indulging in food or drink
Abstemious
500
Beowulf is believed to date back to which century (within 100 years)
700-1000
500
What were two positive consequences of the Industrial Revolution in Britain? What were two negative consequences? (Partial credit may be given)
Examples: Positive: Britain became the leading commercial power of the world; Britain became a leading naval power; Many inventions such as the steam engine were created. Negative: Poor housing conditions; poor working conditions; High infant mortality rate
500
Geoffrey Chaucer is most famous for having done what in literature?
Being the first author to publish in English.
500
What is a frame narrative?
A story within a story
500
To give up a position or power
Abdicate
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