Bju literature test 2

Hagiography

the writing of saints lives

refrain

a line, part of a line, or a group of lines repeated throughout songs and ballads

Ballad stanzas

the first and third lines contain four stresses and no rhyme

Direct characterization

using explicit statements to tell the reader about the character

Indirect Characterization

using dialogue, description, or action to reveal the character to the reader

Tone

the attitude an author has toward his subject that readers are meant to share

Verbal irony

when a speaker means something other than what he says

Situational irony

when a situation violates reader expectations

Parody

imitating an author's style for comedy

"The Nun's Priest's Tale" can be seen as an allegory to the story of Adam and Eve. What roles would the characters fit with in the biblical narrative?

Chanticleer - Adam

Chanticleer's Wife - Eve

Fox - Satan or the serpent

What two genres is "The Nun's Priest's Tale"?

Mock epic and beast fable

What 3 reason's did Chaucer have a frame tale for "The Canterbury Tales"?

1. Allow him to show different classes in society

2. Use satire of general human nature

3. show off his literary skill by writing in several genres (poetry, frame tale, and others used in the frames)

What time of year does The Prologue from Canterbury Tales begin?

spring

know the characters of Caterbury Tales

......

Satire

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Bede

Father of English History

Characteristics of a Ballad

1. use of repetition

2. well-developed characters

3. abrupt shifts in time, setting, and characters

4. narrative in nature

5. intended to be sung

Ballad Structure

1. quatrains (four lines per stanza)

2. 1st and 3rd line contain four stresses and no rhyme

3. 2nd and 4th line have three stresses and rhyme

Piers Plowman theme

repentence

Three types of medieval drama

1. Morality play

2. Miracle play

3. Mystery play

What is the subject of "Caedmon's Hymn"

The creation of man and the world

What keeps the fox from ultimately stealing Chanticleer in the story?

his pride

Imagery

refers to descriptions based on sense perspectives

Frame tale

a story within a story

What is the most popular English morality play?

Everyman

The theme of Everyman

earthly riches and relationships have no spiritual importance to one's ability to enter heaven

Lady Julian saw her illness as

an answer to prayer that she could suffer for the cause of Christ.

chaucer's class

started middle was an ambassador in the ruling class

In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer mostly satirizes one group/entity?

The Roman Catholic Church

Chanticleer is a parody of what

a medieval knight and his chivalric code seen in many medieval romances

Is the tone of "The Nun's Priest Tale" biblical or unbiblical?

The tone of "The Nun's Priest Tale" is biblical. (Pride goes before a fall.)

How is Caedmon's Hymn a good example of the term progression?

It tells the story of creation, moving from images in heaven to images on earth.

Bede's historical writings are very important to history because

they give us clear details about history before the time of Alfred the Great.

oldest English poem.

Caedmon's Hymn

theme of sir patrick spens

morality things live and die

Father of English poetry

Geoffrey Chaucer

Group of people wrote medieval plays who were written for _______ And were written by________

written for the community and by unknown writers

Does medieval English literature engage with Society

yes