Pearson Terms

Epic

A long, narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events

Legendary Hero

Brave hero based on stories from the past

Medieval Romance

Stories with kings, knights, and damsels

Legend

Stories about the past inspired by real people and events

Pastoral Poetry

A traditional type of poetry that celebrates the pleasures of country life (Shepard describes the shepherdess) (natural setting)

Reply Poems

A poem written in response to, or in conversation with another piece of writing

Petrarchan Sonnet

•First became popular during the Italian

Renaissance

•Introduced by a poet named Petrarch

•Octave (8 lines) and a Sestet (6 Lines)

•Spread to England, where it became known

during the Renaissance as the "Petrarchan

sonnet.”

Shakespeare Sonnet

• The Shakespearean sonnet is divided into

four parts.

•The first three parts are each four lines long,

and are known as quatrains, rhymed ABAB.

•The fourth part is called the couplet (two

lines), and is rhymed CC.

Eyewitness Account

An oral or written narrative of events by someone who saw what happened- or closest participant

Speech

A talk given to an audience. In purpose to persuade, entertain, or inform

Renaissance

Rebirth of learning Ancient Greece and Rome

Reformation

Inspired by ideas of the reformer German theologian Martin Luther against the Catholic Church

Jacobean

The era of English history where King James l was in reign

Anglo-Saxon period

449-1066

Medieval time period

1066-1300s

English Renaissance Period

1485-1660