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| repetition of initial consonant sounds in accented syllabes. |
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metaphorical phrase used in Anglo-Saxon poetry to replace a concrete noun.
Ex.) Sea: the whale's home. |
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| the descriptive language used in literature to re-create sensory experiences. |
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| writer's attitude toward the readers and toward the subject. |
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| natural pause in the middle of a line of poetry. |
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| is a solemn and formal lyric poem about death. |
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| is a solemn and formal lyric poem about death. |
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| story that represents remote/imaginative incidents rather than ordinary, realistic experience. |
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| general name given to literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions. |
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| pair of rhyming lines written in the same meter. |
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| act of creaing and developing a character. |
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| figure of speech in which one thing is spoken as though it were something else. |
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| What is happening in the city? |
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| how do the people view Oedipus? |
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| highly respect him because he saved them from the sphynx. |
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| king got killed. he killed the sphynx. |
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| what is the city compared to? |
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| What must the city do to break the curse? |
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| must find the killer of Laius. |
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| according to Creon, how did Laius die? |
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| why didn't city deal with death of Laius? |
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| they were dealing with the sphynx. |
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| why doesn't Teiresias tell the truth? |
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| he doesn't think Oedipus is ready. |
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| thinks Teiresias is plotting against him. |
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| how does Creon respond to accusation of treason? |
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| says he wouldn't want to be king if he can get benefits without responsibility. |
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| how does Oedipus end up in Thebes? |
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| heard by a drunk that Polyphemus and M aren't his real parents. He went to the oracle to tell him the prophecy. He kills people and the sphynx. he is made king. |
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| messenger says that Polybus is dead, so prophecy isn't true. |
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| what does Oedipus still fear? |
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| that he'll marry his mom. |
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| messenger tells him that Polybus is not his real father. |
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| why does Oedipus think Jocasta is upset? |
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| he thinks she's upset about his low family. |
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| What are Jocasta's last words? |
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| "you will never hear from me again" |
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| how did Oedipus get the shepard to tell? |
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| he threatened to torture him. |
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| tells him he's who he is looking for. |
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| what does Jocasta and Oedipus do? |
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| Jocasta hangs herself, Oedipus gouges his eyes out. |
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| why does he blind himself? |
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| because when he could see, he was blinded by the truth. |
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| What does Creon do with Oedipus? |
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| What does Oedipus ask Creon in regards to his children? |
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| asks him to take care of his daughters. |
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| carried off by Grendel's mother |
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| Victor in swimming contest |
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| helps Beowulf to slay the dragon |
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| Tells the story of a great flood |
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| protection from the claws of Grendel's mother |
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| proves useless against Grendel's mother |
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| kept with Beowulf's body in a tower |
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| "lasting fame is of utmost importance" |
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| Those who desert their leader would be better off dead |
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| Has never seen pirates or warriors like these |
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| expects war with france and sweden |
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| Beowulf's fame is overrated |
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| a mead hall with perpetuate his glory |
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| King Arthur's court is gathered to.. |
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| Sir Gawain has how long to complete the task? |
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| Gawain stays at Arthur's court until when before he leaves? |
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| Gawain's colors? horse's name? |
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| How is Gawain welcomed at the castle? |
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| Why does the lady seduce Gawain? |
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| lord forces her to to test him. |
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| Why does he take the green sash? |
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| The Green Knight makes fun of Gawain because? |
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| he flinches at the sight of the axe. |
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| Why does sir Gawain feel bad for keepeing the sash? |
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| because by keeping the sash, he violated the code of knighthood. |
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| When Gawain arives at the Green Chapel he hears? |
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| The small cut on Gawain's neck is punishment for what? |
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| What does Gawain gain from his experiences with the lord, the lady, and the Green Knight? |
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| what is hunted and how does it parallel? |
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deer; shy.
boar; playful.
fox; sly. |
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how is he chivalrous?
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kept his deal, met the Green knight.
Third day, didn't give all earnings, and also flinched. |
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| prologue of Canterbury tales |
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| chivalry, courtesy, humble. |
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| The prologue's purpose is to.. |
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| introduce the characters. |
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| Pilgrims are traveling to Canterbury because |
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| the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket is there |
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| Which character trait almost leads to Chanticleer's downfall? |
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| Chanticleer tells stories that prove that |
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| widow was poor but healthy why? |
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| she had a cock that was... |
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| more accurate than a clock |
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| a fox came to the yard and told Chanticleer to.. |
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| the fox what and the cock what? |
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| why is this story ironic? |
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| because the pardoner is greedy. |
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| the pardon earns money how? |
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| preaching against greed, begging, selling relics. |
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| the rioters look for Death because they |
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| want revenge the deaths of their friends. |
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| the three rioters are where at the beginning? |
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| when they hear about the plague, they swear they will.. |
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| the old man tells them to look for it under... |
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| when one leaves they plan to.. |
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| the rioter returns with.. |
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| the pardoner's tale deals with.. |
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