Beowulf
What does Grendel's mother's home represent?
The underworld or hell.
The Canterbury Tales is written in this poetic meter form
Iambs
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Symbolism
A repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.
Refrain
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Imagery
Why does Beowulf slay Grendel?
To save Hrothgar and his people from the monster.
What were Geoffrey Chaucer's two jobs?
Poet/writer and government figure.
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliteration
"That the first word whaeer should speak, should rise and bar the door"
What is the most important sentence of the paragraph that gives the reader and idea as to what the paragraph is about?
Topic Sentence
The central figure in a long narrative that reflects the values and heroic ideals of a particular society.
An Epic Hero
The Canterbury Tales is a Frame story. Describe why this is true. What are the two stories?
The characters are meeting at the tavern to go on a pilgrimage to Canterbury to visit the religious shrine. As they travel, each character is telling two stories on the way there and two on the way back. The Canterbury Tales holds their stories.
A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
Elegy
A question with tentative answers, the turn, and a final answer are the three steps included in writing this specific form.
Sonnet
Traditionally, where does the thesis statement belong in an academic essay?
The last sentence of the first paragraph
Which two belief systems/values are contrasting/contradicting each other in Beowulf due to revisions in translation.
Christian and pagan values
Chaucer is known for his skilled methods of characterization. Besides telling readers what the characters look like, name two other ways that Chaucer reveals his characters.
By offering direct dialog of the characters, by revealing the charcter's private thoughts and feelings, by showing how other people react to the character, by showing how the charcters respond to conflict/obstacles, etc.
A compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning.
A Kenning
An adventurous journey that is undergone by the main character or protagonist of a story (think Sir Gawain and the Green Knight).
A quest
A work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life.
Pastoral
Embodies and protects community values, Posesses supernatural traits, Identifies that need to go on a quest, Carries themselves with confidence.
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Satire
A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true.
Love, tragedy, family connections, betrayal, etc.
Come up to the board and properly write the following as an in-text citation. 1. Sam went to the store. 2. Linda Smith is the author. 3. Linda's quote is on page 45.
Linda Smith states, "Sam went to the store" (p.45).