Figurative Language
Canterbury Tales
Twelfth Night
100

Comparing two unlike things; saying something is like something else

Metaphor

100

The characters are traveling to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket. What does this say about the time period?

The people were very religious 

100
True or False: Orsino believes in love at first sight

True

200

A story in a story

Frame narrative


200

True or False: The Knight in "The Wife of Bath's" Tale is well liked

False

200

Where does Twelfth Night take place?

Illyria
300

Giving human traits to non-human objects

Personification 

300

What is one main idea of "The Wife of Bath's" Tale?

Gender, love marriage 
300

What is one law of the Elizabethan Era that Shakespeare breaks?

Women must obey; Homosexuality is not allowed; You must not move social classes; You must dress according to your gender.

400

A character that goes through an important change.

Dynamic Character

400

How does The Knight change from beginning to end of "The Wife of Bath's" Tale? What makes him change?

He changes his opinion of his wife after she gives him a lecture about kindness.

400

What is one example of Dramatic Irony in Twelfth Night?

Viola dressing as a man

500

When the audience/reader knows something that the characters do not know

Dramatic Irony 

500

The Canterbury Tales is an example of what kind of story?

Frame Story/Narrative

500

How do we know that Olivia wants to see Viola/Cesario again?

"He left his ring behind him..."

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