Anglo-Saxon Poetry
Beowulf
Canterbury Tales
Macbeth
Satire
100
A two-word phrase representing something else. I.E. "Summer's Sentinel"
What is a Kenning
100
This best exemplifies Beowulf's honor in his fight with Grendel
What is using no weapons against Grendel
100
This caused most of the death in The Pardoner's Tale
What is the Plague
100
The theme of Act I of Macbeth
What is betrayl
100
The age of a child that Swift proposes would be best to eat them
What is one year old
200
Because people left their homes so often, this theme was prevalent in Anglo-Saxon Poetry.
What is Exile
200
This makes Beowulf a legendary story
What is having a hero who is larger than life
200
The rioters in "The Pardoner's Tale" represent these qualities
What are Greed and Treachery
200
Duncan places high value on these qualities
What is bravery and loyalty
200
If Swift's proposal were to become law, who would benefit most?
Who are wealthy landlords
300
The Speaker's message at the end of "The Seafarer"
What is Those who walk with God shall be rewarded.
300
By passing his necklace to Wiglaf as he dies, Beowulf is
What is passing on the rulership to Wiglaf. (Making him the new king)
300
Why does the queen ask the king not to kill the Knight in "The Wife of Bath's Tale?"
She wants him to learn a lesson
300
These symbols in nature signal that the murder of Duncan has been accomplished
What is the owl's screams and the crickets' cries
300
The "Reason" Swift says he wouldn't benefit from the proposal.
What is his wife is past child bearing age and his children are too old.
400
What the Wanderer misses most.
What is companionship/friendship.
400
This act made it ironic that the Geats built a tower after Beowulf's death.
What is they abandoned him in battle
400
This is where the knight finds the answer to his question.
What is from the old lady
400
It's at this point when Macbeth realizes he has been tricked by the prophesies
What is when Birnam wood moves toward Dunsinane
400
Swift includes so many statistics to do this for his proposal
What is To make it seem objective
500
A literary term that indicates a pause for breath in Anglo-Saxon poetry.
What is a Caesura
500
The following line means what? "...they could hack at Grendel/ From every side, trying to open a path for his evil soul."
What is the Geats are trying to kill Grendel.
500
This is the main idea of the story of Midas in "The Wife of Bath's Tale"
What is women cannot keep secrets
500
Macbeth seems to revert to his former self by
What is fighting with courage and skill
500
Swift uses this literary device to prove his point (Another type of satire)
What is Sarcasm
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