Shakespeare Biography
Anglo Saxon Literature
Poetic Terms
Sonnet Writers
Writing Domains
100
Shakespeare's wife.
Who was Anne Hathaway
100
Oldest poem composed in England
What is The Seafarer
100
The repetition of hte initial sounds of words in a line of poetry
What is Alliteation
100
Composed 156 sonnets while the theaters were closed in London.
Who is Shakespeare?
100
Domain dealing with ... spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization.
What is Conventions.
200
Shakespeare's town of birth.
What is Stratford upon Avon
200
Long epic poem of the Anglo Saxons
What is Beowulf
200
The prime element of Poetry. The word that means the rhythm, the beat, the cadence.
What is Meter
200
Composed The Fairie Queene, a famous book lenght allegory as well as his sonnet sequence, Amoretti.
Who is Spenser
200
Domain dealing with ... facts, examples, anecdotes .
What is Content
300
Shakespeare's birthdate and year.
What is April 23, 1564
300
Language of the Anglo Saxons
What is Old English
300
A repeating 2 or 3 syllable unit of poetry.
What is a Poetic Foot
300
Father of the sonnet form.
What is Petrarch?
300
Domain dealing with ... Word Choice and Sentence Variety.
What is Style
400
Shaekespeare's death date and year.
What is April 23, 1616
400
The number of beats (accents) found in a line of Anglo-Saxon Poetry.
What is 4
400
A two line grouping of Poetry.
What is a couplet
400
This "Perfect Renaissance Man" did it all...including a sonnet sequence he entitles "Astrophel and Stella".
Who is Sir Phillip Sidney?
400
Domain dealing with ... Outline, thesis, logical order of your even your Writing. Introduction , Conclusion, and transitions can argueable fit here.
What is Organization?
500
Shakespeare's most famous theater.
What is the Globe?
500
Monster whose arm is ripped off by Beowulf.
Who is Grendle
500
A Poetic Foot with a stressed followed by an unstressed syllable as noted in the name DUN can.
What is a Trochee
500
The young woman who proved to be Petrach's poetic inspiration?
Who is Laura?
500
Domain dealing with ... staying on your main point and having an attentiveness to your audience.
What is Focus
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