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A-S/Medieval Terms
Beowulf
Poetry
King Arthur Stories
Authors
100
Scop
What is an Anglo-Saxon poet called?
100
Beowulf (the poem)
What is the greatest Anglo-Saxon poem?
100
Gleeman
Who recites the poetry that the scop writes?
100
King Arthur's Death
What is Morte Darthur about?
100
Anonymous
Who wrote Beowulf
200
Alliteration
What do you call the technique used when beginning words use the same consonant sound?
200
Grendel, Grendel's mother and a dragon
Who did Beowulf have to defy in his lifetime?
200
alliteration
What is the repetitive consonant sound in poetry called?
200
Bedivere
Who was with King Arthur when he died?
200
The Venerable Bede
Who wrote The Ecclesiastical History of the English People
300
Epic
What is a story about a national hero, or hero that performs mighty deeds or vast setting or simple plot, enriched by allusions?
300
David and Goliath
What Biblical story is compared to Beowulf?
300
Kenning
What do you call a double word "sea-wood" that means one thing?
300
New Year's
What holiday was the court celebrating when the Green Knight appeared?
300
Caedmon
Who is the first English poet that we know of? Or, who was visited in a dream after not wanting to sing, and became a great English poet?
400
Mystery Play
What is a play about Biblical subjects
400
5th Century, 8th century
When did the events of Beowulf take place, and when was it written down?
400
Caesura
What is the pause, or break between two half lines of poetry?
400
A hermitage
Where did Sir Bedivere go after he sent King Arthur to Avalon?
400
The Pearl Poet
Who wrote Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
500
Exemplum
What is a short tale or anecdote to tell a lesson?
500
Rhyming
What poetic technique is not used in Beowulf?
500
Wyrd
What is a common theme in Anglo-Saxon poetry, that means a strong religious conviction and a belief in fate?
500
Mordred
What is the name of King Arthur's nephew that betrayed him?
500
John Wycliffe
Who is the greatest prose writer of 14th century England?