What is this word?
Anglo-Saxon poetry; laments death
Elegy
100
This is an example of . . .
A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets.
Situational Irony
100
Description or renaming
Kenning
100
When a situation occurs that is the opposite of what you expect.
Situational Irony
100
What class is my favorite senior English Class?
This one!
200
What is this word?
A repetition of initial sounds
Alliteration
200
This is an example of . . .
In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo finds Juliet in a drugged state and he thinks she is dead. He kills himself. When Juliet wakes up she finds Romeo dead and kills herself.
Dramatic Irony
200
Adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality or characteristic of a person.
Epithet
200
When the audience knows something the character doesn't.
Dramatic Irony
200
How is a refrain in a ballad and a caesura similar?
Allow time for the reader to breathe and think
300
What is this word?
A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.
A Ballad
300
What are three characteristics of a ballad?
A - It revolves around one incident.
B - It relates the story of love and death.
C - It has a strong pattern that could be performed orally and contains dialogue.
300
Traditional verse that has a rhythm
Iambic Pentameter
300
Genre in literature that focuses on chivalry
Romantic Literature
300
During the Anglo Saxon Era - English became the language of . . .
common people
400
What is this word?
A break between words to allow for a pause.
Caesura
400
A long poem derived from ancient oral tradition that discusses the adventures of a hero.
Epic Poem
400
Literary technique that serves as a companion piece, and tells many stories in one
Frame Story
400
What is one characteristic of Romantic Literature?
Answers Vary
400
How much am I going to miss you all?
This much _____________________________________ :(
500
What is this an example of . . .
This chair is as comfortable as sitting on nails.
NOT LOOKING FOR A SIMILE
Verbal Irony
500
A character from an Epic poem that is strong, brave, and loyal.
Epic Hero
500
To say something opposite of what is expected
Verbal Irony
500
Beowulf is an example of a character that is an . . .
Epic Hero
500
The political event that had long-lasting consequences for the development of the English language was . . .