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History of the Middle Ages Medieval Romance Ballads 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points Canterbury Tales Literary Terms
Language spoken by the common people of a country
Vernacular
Two lines in a row that rhyme with each other
Couplet
Conversation between two characters
Dialogue
Saying the same phrase or line over and over
Repetition
Words written to mimic a regional pronunciation
Dialect
What fraction of the population was killed by the Black Death?
1/3
Against whom did England fight in the 100 Years War?
France
In what year was the Norman Conquest?
1066
Who was the highest person on the feudal triangle?
The King
Besides $$, power was based on how much of this you had
Land
Are the CT an epic poem, a lyric poem, or a frame story?
Frame story
Were the tales written in ballad stanzas, rhyming couplets, or quatrains?
Rhyming Couplets
Name a character Chaucer liked
Parson, Knight
Name a character Chaucer didn’t like
Miller, Summoner, Pardoner
In what language did Chaucer write?
Middle English
In which country did Medieval Romances originate?
France
In Gawain, how many kisses, hunts, and swings of the ax are involved?
Three
In Gawain, this set of five lines followed the alliterative verse
Bob and wheel
Term for the love of a man for an unattainable woman
Courtly Love
Knights often had to go on these
Quests
Ballads have regular rhythm because they were originally meant to be ________
Sung
"O dinna ye mind, young man” from “Barbara Allen” is an example of _______
Dialect
The method by which ballads were first passed down
Oral tradition
A ballad stanza has four lines called a ________
Quatrain
Ballads are considered narrative poems because they do what?
Tell a story
Make your wager
How many pilgrims were in the Canterbury Tales?
29