Medieval Masters
This Old English epic features a hero who defeats Grendel.
Beowulf
Name 2 structural features of a Shakespearean Sonnet
1. 14 lines
2. Iambic pentameter
3. Rhyme scheme (abab)
4. Volta (turning point)
This poet wrote Charge of the Light Brigade.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
This poem plays with dictionary structure and humour.
The Great Dictionary Disaster
This poet wrote Checkin Out Me History.
John Agard
This writer created The Canterbury Tales.
Geoffrey Chaucer
In Sonnet 130, the speaker compares his lover unfavourably to these three natural elements.
The sun, coral, and snow.
“Theirs not to reason why…” reflects this idea about soldiers.
Obedience
This technique is used when words or spelling are deliberately altered.
Phonetic spelling (or dialect)
John Agard's poems explore reclaiming something
History/identity
This character in The Canterbury Tales is known for being bawdy and humorous.
The Miller
Sonnet 130 challenges this common poetic tradition.
Idealising women (or Petrarchan love poetry)
This poet wrote The Dug Out.
Siegfried Sassoon
Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words is called this.
Alliteration
This poet wrote North West.
Carol Ann Duffy
This religious character tells a moral tale involving a miracle.
The Prioress
This tone best describes Sonnet 130.
Realistic/humorous
The Dug Out contrasts sleep with this darker reality.
Death
A poem that tells a story is called this.
Narrative poem
Island Man contrasts city life with this setting.
Caribbean island
This theme is explored in both The Miller’s Tale and The Prioress’s Tale, but in very different ways.
Morality
Despite the comparisons, the speaker ultimately shows this about his lover.
Genuine love.
This key difference separates Tennyson and Sassoon’s views of war.
Glorification vs. criticism of war
Repeated phrase at the start of a sentence/clause is called this.
Anaphora
Agard criticises this in 'Checking Out Me History'
Eurocentric view of history/erasure of history and identify of non-white groups