Vocabulary
Potpourri: what year did the Titanic sink?
1912
Who or what is John Keats?
Romantic poet who died of tuberculosis at 25.
Beowulf is written in what?
Old English
What journey are the pilgrims in Canterbury Tales on?
A pilgrimage
What work does the quote "Unferth offered the hilt of Hrunting" come from?
Beowulf
Definition of taciturn
Inclined to talk very little
Who or what is William Golding?
Author of Lord of the Flies and fought for the British Army in WWII.
He rips Grendel's arm off with his bare hands because no weapon would pierce the monster.
Bat
Where does the quote "Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth" come from?
Canterbury Tales
Definition of animadversion
A comment indicating strong criticism
What is a kenning?
A compound metaphor, like "bee-wolf"
The "ordinary world," "ordeal," and "resurrection" are all part of what?
The hero's journey
What tale is about Chaunticleer the rooster and the fox?
The Nun's Priest's Tale
Definition of verdant
Green in tint or color; immature in experience
Definition of perjorative
Expressing disapproval or criticism
What is wyrd?
Fate
What literary technique does the author of Beowulf use where the beginning of sounds of words repeat?
Alliteration
List three rules for pronouncing Middle English
Potpourri: what does "url" stand for on the internet?
Uniform resource locator
Definition of summarily
Done without delay; briefly and directly
Who or what is Geoffroy Chaucer?
Author of Canterbury Tales and wrote stories about many social classes
Who helps Beowulf fight the dragon and eventually succeeded him?
Wiglaf.
List three of the pilgrims on the road to Canterbury
Knight, squire, prioress, monk, friar, wife of bath, parson, franklin, miller, pardoner, summoner, host
Definition of celerity
Swiftness, speed