Literary Terms
In order to change something in society, writers use this which normally makes fun of societal situations
What is social satire?
Instead of transcribing their stories, this is how generations passed legends down for future generations
What is oral tradition?
How a writer shows a character's personality through their thoughts, actions, or dialogue
What is characterization?
The father of English poetry
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
The following are examples of the feeling of a type of work: ominous, hopeful, heartbroken
What is mood?
The attitude a writer has towards a reader, subject, or event
What is tone?
The invention of this enabled important texts to be spread amongst different countries and continents
What is the printing press?
The grouping of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
The antagonist in the Anglo-Saxon literary work Beowulf
Who is Grendel?
The following is an example of a type of figurative language that adds human-like characteristics to nonliving things: "in Death's cold grip"
What is personification?
Relief from tension in a text by introducing humor
What is comic relief?
This time period is known as a rebirth of learning and knowledge
What is the Renaissance?
The name for a pair of syllables where the first is soft and the second is strong
What is an iamb?
He is portrayed with a sore on his knee to prove a point
Who is the Cook from The Canterbury Tales?
The following is an example of this type of literary terms: "bumbling band of baboons"
What is alliteration?
Rules for the "game" of love by a court in France
Many stories during this time period focused on romance or courtly love
What is medieval?
A song or poem that tells a story often about love or tragedy, and it is usually written in short, rhythmic verse.
What is a ballad?
She was portrayed as a temptress to prevent Gawain from succeeding in his mission
Who is Lady Bertilak?
Macbeth is a pivotal work written in this time period
What is the Renaissance?
A type of poem that depicts the more rustic and simple lifestyle of farmers
What are pastoral works?
Emotional shrewdness was an important value during this time period
What is Anglo-Saxon?
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Who is Edmund Spenser?
One of the earliest masters of a sonnet
Who is Edmund Spenser?
The words "fire trap" is an example of a modern day this
What is a kenning?