Power Point
Sir Gawain
King Arthur
The Green Knight
Lit. Terms
100
Which character has supernatural powers?
The Green Knight.
100
Sir Gawain accepts a _____ from the lady at the castle.
sash or girdle
100
Who was King Arthur's wife?
Guinevere
100
The Green knight shows up with this symbol for peace
holly cluster
100
Name one of the most obvious motif(s) in the poem.
The seasons or games
200
Who steps forward first to take on the Green Knight's challenge.
King Arthur
200
Sir Gawain is told by the Green Knight to meet him at the ...
Green Chapel
200
What is the name of King Arthur's sword?
Excalibur
200
The Green Knight wants to play a
Christmas game.
200
This is a symbol of nature in the poem...
the color green
300
It is said that the sash/girdle possesses the power to
keep its wearer from harm.
300
After the Green Knight swings his axe down, Sir Gawain is happy to see ...
his own blood.
300
What was the name of the place where King Arthur held court?
Camelot
300
The Green Knight picks this up before riding away from King Arthur's court.
His head.
300
This follows a large section of lines filled with alliterative verse...
Arthur answer gave A
And said, “Sir courteous knight, B
If contest here you crave, A
You shall not fail to fight.” B
wheel
400
Knights are expect to follow the _____ code.
chivalric
400
Gawain’s shield is very clearly described as a golden pentangle on a field of red. The pentangle is also called the ...
endless knot.
400
Where did Arthur's knights sit or gather?
At the Round Table or at the Knights of the Round Table
400
The green Knight's axe blade was how many feet wide?
Four feet
400
The “Bob” is large chunk of text filled with _____ .
alliteration
500
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in what type of English?
Middle English
500
Gawain does not accept this because it is of to great of value...
ring
500
Who was King Arthur’s most trusted advisor?
Merlin the Magician
500
This person welcomes Gawain with generosity, supplying him with rich clothes, a fine feast, and the company of his lovely wife.
The unnamed host at the castle.
500
Placing two contrasting concepts, characters, ideas, places, images, etc. next to each other
juxtaposition