Canterbury Tales
The number of tales completed before Chaucer's death
What is 24?
Gawain called himself this when he stood up in the place of King Arthur
What is the "weak link"?
A narrative set in a world of pure wish fulfillment, where superhuman heroes fight and usually conquer forces of evil while on a quest.
Type of characterization that presents direct statements about a character
What is direct?
Name of the economic system during the Middle Ages
What is feudalism?
For example, although, first, furthermore, such as
What are transition words/phrases?
The number of female pilgrims on the pilgrimage
What is 4?
The length of time Gawain has until he seeks out the Green Knight after accepting the "Christmas game"
What is one year & one day?
A "story within a story"
Examples: Titanic and Forrest Gump movies
What is a frame story?
Indeed, Kylie was afraid of crowds as she had complete stage fright.
Choose one: direct or indirect characterization?
What is direct characterization?
Middle Ages are also known as this
What is the Medieval Times?
The first sentence of a body paragraph that expresses the main idea of that paragraph
What is a topic sentence?
The number of miles, round trip, the pilgrims traveled to and from Canterbury
What is 140 miles?
Sir Gawain's uncle
Who is King Arthur?
A synonym for peasant
What is a vassal?
Type of characterization that uses actions, thoughts, and dialogue to reveal a character's personality
What is indirect?
The host of the Tabard Inn
Who is Harry Bailey?
A literary device that has the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Example: Miller Bucs make money moves.
What is alliteration?
The number of husbands the Wife of Bath has had
What is 5?
An agreement to exchange what each man receives each day with the other
What is the pact between Sir Gawain & the Lord of the Castle?
The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code
What is chivalry?
As Mr. Bird walked by, mothers pulled their children really close to them.
Choose one: direct or indirect characterization?
What is indirect characterization?
Two pilgrims that were related to each other by blood (there are 2 sets of people related by blood)
Who are the Knight and the Squire OR the Plowman and Parson?
THE most important sentence in alllllll of your essay
What is the thesis/position sentence/statement?
Author's name
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
What the green girdle symbolizes to Gawain
What is a reminder of his cowardliness? (or some variation)
What is a pilgrimage?
Not a soul can trust Michael with their fragile items; he has countless times been caught tripping up the stairs. He is why we can’t have nice things!
Choose one: direct or indirect characterization?
What is indirect characterization?
Social class that the Doctor and Sergeant at the Law belonged to
What is the middle class?
Any two characters from The Canterbury Tales Prologue that belong to the clergy social class
Who is the Friar, Priest, Nun/Prioress, Monk, Parson, Summoner, Pardoner?