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4. Beowulf
Lit. Devices
Canterbury
Part I
Canterbury
Part II
Sir Gawain
Literary
Devices I
Literary Devices II
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5. The best example of a caesura occurs on which of the following lines?
87 In darkness, growled in pain, impatient
88 As day after day the music rang
89 Loud in that hall, the harp’s rejoicing
90 Call and the poet’s clear songs, sung
91 Of the ancient beginnings of us all, recalling
92 The Almighty making the earth, shaping
A 100

6. Line 89
A 100

7. Lines 89-90 contain a clear example of what literary element?
87 In darkness, growled in pain, impatient
88 As day after day the music rang
89 Loud in that hall, the harp’s rejoicing
90 Call and the poet’s clear songs, sung
91 Of the ancient beginnings of us all, recalling
92 The Almighty making the earth, shaping
A 200

8. personification
A 200

9. This example of a kenning describes which character in the epic poem?
“But guarding God’s gracious gift, his strength,/Using it only in war, and then using it/Bravely.”
This example of a kenning describes which character in the epic poem?
A 300

10. Beowulf
A 300

11. “Other monsters crowded around me, Continually attacking
“Other monsters crowded around me, Continually attacking. I treated them politely, offering the edge of my razor-sharp sword” is an example of what literary element specific to Anglo-Saxon literature?
A 400

12. litote
A 400

13. The best example of alliteration occurs on which of the following lines?
618 The famous king
619 Drank with pleasure and blessed their banquet.
620 The Welthow went from warrior to warrior,
621 Pouring a portion from the jeweled cup
622 For each, till the bracelet-wearing queen
623 Had carried the mead-cup among them…
A 500

14. 620
A 500

15. The destination of the pilgrims in Canterbury Tales.

16. What is the shrine of Thomas ‘a Becket in Canterbury, England?

17. The Host at the Tabard Inn, where the pilgrims gather in the Prologue, proposes that the pilgrims all agree to do this to pass the time on their journey.
B 200

18. What is that each pilgrim tell two stories on the way to and from Canterbury?

19. Chaucer’s tone toward most of the members of the clergy who act differently than is expected of pious representatives of the Church, may described as this.
B 300

20. What is satirical?
B 300

21. This was personified in The Pardoner’s Tale and the rioters in the tale were told “he” would be waiting for them under a tree.
B 400

22. What is Death?
B 400

23. The pilgrim who had been on several pilgrimages and married multiple times.

24. Who is the Wife of Bath?
B 500

25. The following line contains an example of which literary element?
“Riding along and all as dumb as stones.”
C 100

26. What is a simile?
C 100

27. It is obvious by his worn clothes and armor that this pilgrim has proven over and over that he obeys the rules of Chivalry.
C 200

28. Who is the Knight?
C 200

29. Although he is a knight in training, he cares a great deal about his appearance because his hair is styled and his clothing is colorfully embroidered. Therefore, a good adjective to describe him is this word.
C 300

30. What is vain?
C 300

31. The moral of The Pardoner’s Tale taught against this vice, that the Pardoner also possessed.

32. What is greed?
C 400

33. The condemned knight in the Wife of Bath’s Tale finds that this is what women most desire.

34. What is mastery over their husbands and lovers?
C 500

35. The Green Knight’s reason for offering a Christmas game (challenge) to Arthur and his knights.

36. What are tales of the bravery of Arthur and his knights?

37. The Christmas game (challenge) that the Green Knight proposes to Arthur and his knights.

38. What is that the Green Knight will receive a blow to the neck with his ax and then exchange a blow to the neck with the same ax to that same knight’s neck who strikes the Green Knight?
D 200

39. The two reasons why Sir Gawain volunteers to accept the Green Knight’s challenge.
D 300

40. What is that he is the weakest of Arthur’s knights and will therefore be the least missed?

41. Besides the Green Knight and his horse this is another supernatural element in this Medieval Romance.
D 400

42. What is the magical power of the green sash to protect the wearer from harm?
D 400

43. The reason why the Green Knight did not strike Sir Gawain’s neck on the first two swings of his ax.

44. What is because the Sir Gawain exchanged with the mysterious lord what he had received from the lady of the castle the first two days?
D 500

45. The type of irony that occurs when the reader or viewer knows something that a character or characters does not know.
E 100

46. What is dramatic irony?
E 100

47. The type of irony that occurs when a character or reader expects one thing to happen but something else actually happens.
E 200

48. What is situational irony?
E 200

49. The type of irony that occurs when a speaker or narrator says one thing but means another.

50. What is verbal irony?
E 300

51. “High under Herot’s great roof, their speech Courteous and warm
“High under Herot’s great roof, their speech Courteous and warm. King and people were one; none of the Dane’s was plotting, Then, no treachery hid in their smiles” (Beowulf, ).
Besides alliteration, the lines above contain a clear example of this literary element.
E 400

52. What is foreshadowing?
E 400

53. A metaphorical compound word or phrase substituted for a noun or name, which enhances meaning--such as “swan-road” for sea or “ring-giver” for king.
E 500

54. What is a kenning?
E 500

55. “The wind stood up and gave a shout,” is an example of this literary element.

56. What is personification?

57. Both Beowulf and Canterbury Tales are an example of this type of literary element because they contain a story within a story.
F 200

58. What is a frame story?
F 200

59. This literary device is defined as the use of humorous devices like irony, under-statement, and exaggeration to highlight a human folly or a societal problem. The purpose is to bring the flaw to the attention of the reader in order that it may be addressed, remedied, or eradicated.
F 300

60. What is satire?
F 300

61. The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject, character, or audience, and it is conveyed through the author’s choice of diction, point of view, imagery, detail, and syntax—is the definition of this literary device.
F 400

62. What is tone?
F 400

63. The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader—is the definition of this literary device.
F 500

64. What is mood?
F 500

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