Themes
This poem shows the irony of a seaman longing for the sea despite hardships.
What is The Seafarer
"They made a paction tween them twa,
They made it firm and sure"
What is "Get Up and Bar the Door"
The last enemy slayed by Beowulf.
the Dragon
Who is Sir Thomas Malory
The first literature of the Anglo-Saxons.
This selection has the subject of the hour of death.
"Since my love died for me to-day
I'll die for him to-morrow"
Bonny Barbara Allan
This character visits Everyman.
Who is Death?
The Canterbury Tales
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
A pause or break in a line of poetry.
What is The Pardoner's Tale?
"I charge thee to receive such a blow as thou has dealt. Thou deservest to be promptly paid on New Year's Morn"
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Bedivere is a character in this story.
Morte Darthur
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Who is the Venerable Bede?
This is a play based on Biblical subjects.
What is mystery play?
This poem shows that a worm can destroy the words of great men.
What is Bookworm?
"Take thou Excalibur, my good sword, and go unto the water side."
What is Morte Darthur?
What is The Cherry Tree Carol
This is the first English poet whose name is known.
Who is Caedmon
This is a strong metaphorical expression such as: sky candle for the sun.
What is a kenning?
"At night there came into that hostelry
Full nine and twenty in a company
Of sundry folk, by chance together there
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Who is the Pearl Poet?
This is a play based on the legends of the saints
What is miracle play?