English IV Test 5

Say what?

100

"I am indeed grateful to you, for you too asked something impossible of me."

"The Blacksmith's Dilemma"

200

I have done great wrong, and am not worthy to be your wife."

"King Thrushbeard" by the brothers Grimm

300

"He was royally thanked for his offer and sent off in haste, realizing full well that his career was made in case he succeeded, while he would be very much unmade if he failed."

"The Rabbit"

400

"Never Travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger."

"The Bear and the Two Travellers"

500

"For all rogues are notoriously clever at concealing their real designs."

"The Peasant and the Sheep"

Literary terms

100

"The Blacksmith's Dilemma" has an unexpected character who gives profound advice. We could consider this character a wise fool.

A wise fool is an example of this.

An archetype

200

This line is an example of a ___________, a brief saying that expresses a truth in a witty, satirical, or striking manner:

"Joy comes from knowing what to dread."

Epigram

300

This line is an example of a _________, an expression that can only be understood in its specific wording rather than as separate words, often unique to a specific language:

"With that he tore away up to the mountain side and has ever after been careful to give the turtle a wide berth."

idiom

400

This line is an example of what type of irony:

"For all rogues are notoriously clever at concealing their real designs."

Dramatic irony--a contrast between what a character says and what a reader or audience knows to be true

500

The following line is an example of _______, an understatement expressed as a negative to communicate the opposite argument.

"And the Kraken wasn't what I'd call helpful."

litote

Characters

100

The character (an animal) whose eye could supposedly cure the fish king

the rabbit

200

the character who told the king that he required charcoal from hair and water from tears to complete his task

Walukaga

300

The jackal in "The Cave that Talked" is an example of this archetype.

The trickster

400

nickname given to a suitor of the prideful princess

King Thrushbeard

500

the servant who outwitted the robbers and saved Ali Baba's household

Morgiana

Types of Stories

100

One Thousand and One Nights is an example of this; a primary narrative that introduces and surrounds multiple secondary stories. 

Frame story

200

"The Rabbit" is this type of story; a whimsical tale that is intended to entertain and guide the listener, often with a large variety of characters. Most fairy tales fall into this category.

Folktale

300

A type of legend in which things are humorously exaggerated to explain the origins of landmarks or cultural practices. Paul Bunyan and Captain Stormalong are examples of this type of legend.

Tall tale

400

"The Goatherd and the Wild Goats" is this type of story; a brief tale intended to teach the listener a life lesson

a fable

500

a work song that alternates every line between the verse, which is sung by one of the sailors, and the chorus, which is sung by the rest of the crew

Sea chantey

Authors and works

100

"King Thrushbeard"

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

200

Greek slave attributed with writing a famous collection of fables which present life lessons

Aesop

300

The country from which the Panchatantra, the oldest surviving collection of fables, is from

India

400

"Eldorado"

Edgar Allen Poe

500

"The Big Dipper"

Leo Tolstoy

Themes/Morals

100

Experience can give wisdom

"The Cave that Talked"

200

Kindness is often repaid in unexpected ways 

"Lion and the Mouse"

300

Old friends should never be sacrificed for new ones

"The Goatherd and the Wild Goats"

400

Punishing others for one's own wrongdoing is unjust

"The Peasant and the Sheep"

500

Arrogant knowledge that lacks common sense is worthless

"The Lion-Makers"