1. The Roman Empire ruled over England until around ____.
What is A.D. 400
100
A simple song that often uses a refrain, sometimes uses a rhyme, and is passed from person to person
What is a Ballad
100
A story from folklore that features real events or characters
What is a Legend
100
"The bane of the race of men roamed forth."
What is Beowulf
100
The theme of good vs evil in Beowulf is an____________
What is archetype
200
The People ruling England at Times from the 800s until 1035 were ____.
What is the Normans
200
A rhyming pair (lines in a poem)
What is a Couplet
200
A group of lines that forms an unit in a poem
What is a Stanza
200
"At night there came in to that hostelry some nine and twenty in a company."
What is The Canterbury Tales
200
Beowulf is a great example of this type of literature.
What is an Epic
300
The feudal system grew in England under ___. (Ruler)
Who is William the Conqueror
300
The history of a word
What is etymology
300
A story within a story
What is a Frame Story
300
"O lang, lang may the ladies sit wi' their fans into their hand."
What is Sir Patrick Spens
300
Sir Patrick Spens and Get up and Bar the Door are good examples of this genre of literature.
What is a Ballad
400
This document, signed in 1215 by King John, limited the power of the king.
What is The Magna Carta
400
A long story written in verse, usually involving a heroic figure
What is an Epic
400
Five two beat sounds in a line of poetry where the second syllable is stressed in each pair
What is Iambic Pentameter
400
"I was never your father nor of your blood, but wot well ye are of a higher blood than I weened ye were."
What is Le Morte d'Arthur
400
Le Morte d'Arthur has elements of heroism, the supernatural, (and though it was not in our adaptation) love. This make it a good example of this genre of literature.
What is a romance
500
The year 1485 marked the end of this war
What is The War of the Roses
500
The speech of a particular part of a country or of a certain group of people
What is Dialect
500
A story about heroes, mysterious settings, or love
What is a Romance
500
"Here, man, tak ye my knife; Do ye tak aff the auld man's beard, and I'll kiss the goodwife."
What is Get Up and Bar the Door
500
One way that Chaucer characterizes people in They Canterbury Tales is _________.