Anglo-Saxon Period
How were stories passed down during the Anglo-Saxon period?
What is Oral traditions
Who is at the top of the societal pyramid in Middle English times?
What type of irony involves the audience knowing something the characters do not?
Why is Beowulf considered an epic?
What was the name of the storyteller responsible for passing down tales during this period?
Who served and protected the land in Middle English society?
Knights
What type of irony is defined as saying one thing but meaning the opposite?
Verbal Irony
What is chivalry?
Why is Beowulf important to the English language?
What are the two key ideas that sum up the Middle Ages?
When something happens that is the opposite of what is expected, what type of irony is this?
Situational Irony
What key themes connect the Anglo-Saxon and Middle English periods?
Name two qualities of an epic hero.
Loyal and on a quest.
How were women viewed differently than men in the Middle Ages?
Irony is NOT ____. (Hint: It's often confused with this term.)
Coincidence
When the audience knows something the characters do not
Dramatic Irony
Which of the following is NOT a quality of an epic hero: weak, loyal, positive, or on a quest?
weak
Match these societal levels with their roles: merchants/tradesmen, nobles, serfs/peasants.
What is sarcasm intended to do?
Be pointed and mean
What is Mrs. Childers's favorite color
N/A it's cheetah