Who are the Miller, the Pardoner, the Wife of Bath, the Nun's Priest, the Cook, the Shipman, the Prioress, the Knight, the Squire, the Reeve, the Haberdasher, the Dyer, etc.
100
This poetic device is ironic understatement.
What is a litote?
100
This language was spoken and written in England in the Middle Ages.
What is Middle English?
200
The original language this poem was written in.
What is Old English or Anglo-Saxon?
200
This poem was written in this language, originally.
What is Old English or Anglo Saxon?
200
This invention is mentioned within the tales.
What is paper?
200
“Whale-road” and “life-house” are examples of this literary technique.
What is kenning?
200
This man is considered the father of English Literature.
Who is Chaucer?
300
The speaker during the dream.
What is the Rood?
300
This tragedy occurred in 1731, causing damage to the manuscript.
What is a fire?
300
The Miller's Tale is an example of this.
What is a fabliaux?
300
These people began their invasion and conquest of Britain around 1066.
Who are the Normans?
300
Knights lived by this code.
What is chivalry?
400
The tree grows and becomes this.
What is the cross that bore Jesus Christ?
400
This is a(n) ___________ poem.
What is epic?
400
This tale is an example of a beast fable.
What is the Nun's Priest's Tale?
400
Words from this language began entering English vocabulary because of the 1066 conquest.
What is French?
400
The church was here in the social hierarchy.
What is at the VERY top?
500
There is a stone rood with this poem inscribed upon it in this country.
What is Scotland?
500
Grendel is a descendant of this person.
Who is Caine?
500
This is the true desire of all women.
What is sovereignty in her relationship?
500
This was the main way to disseminate literature in England.
What is orally?
500
This social class was rising during the Middle Ages.