Anglo-Saxon
What is POETRY?
The author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Who is THE PEARL POET?
The genre of literature that reached its peak in this era.
What is DRAMA?
Greatest poet during Puritan Age, also second greatest writer in English literature.
Who is JOHN MILTON?
Central idea which gives meaning to a work
An Anglo-Saxon poet.
Who is a SCOP?
What is THREE?
Type of play that ends happily
What is a COMEDY?
Points out an unusual parallel between highly dissimilar elements.
What are METAPHYSICAL CONCEITS?
Author of Robinson Crusoe.
Strong metaphorical expressions.
What are KENNINGS?
The best known morality play in history.
Who is JOHN FOXE?
Work with the theme "Justifying the ways of God to man."
What is PARADISE LOST?
Ridicule of human folly or vice with the purpose of correcting it.
What is SATIRE?
The greatest of the Anglo-Saxon poems and the oldest surviving epic of any Germanic people.
What is BEOWULF?
Author of the Canterbury Tales.
Who is GEOFFREY CHAUCER?
Allegory containing the hideous monster Error.
What is THE FAERIE QUEEN?
The greatest epic in English literature.
What is PARADISE LOST?
Author of Gulliver's Travels.
Who is JONATHAN SWIFT?
A pause in Anglo-Saxon poetry.
What is a CAESURA?
Theme of "The Pardoner's Tale."
What is THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL?
The number of years of glory Dr. Faustus sold his soul for.
What is 24?
Poem with the theme "Man's need for rest."
What is THE PULLEY?
The thing that caused Robinson Crusoe to call out to God for help.
What was HIS SICKNESS?