English IV Final Exam Review

Anglo-Saxons

Brutal, Barbaric, Violent, and Carried on into Romanticism

Epics

Long narrative poems about heroes, based on historical facts

Beowulf

Written in Old English, hero who kills Grendel and his mother

Kennings

Phrases or quotes with hyphens, used in Beowulf

Grendel

Connected to the biblical character Cain, attacks the Danes for twelve years

Beowulf's Battle with Grendel

Fights without weapons, rips off Grendel's arm and hangs it in the mead hall

Beowulf's Battle with Grendel's Mother

Fights underwater, kills her with a giant's sword

Beowulf's Death

Fights a dragon, his sword melts, Wiglaf helps him, Beowulf dies from a neck wound

Canterbury Tales

Written by Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle-English, contains twenty-two stories

Pilgrimage

A long religious journey, pilgrims travel to Canterbury Cathedral to worship Thomas Beckett's relics

Tabard Inn

Meeting place for the pilgrims, owned by Harry Bailey

Pilgrim's Stories

Each pilgrim tells two stories to pass the time, the best storyteller wins a free meal

Characters in Canterbury Tales

Knight, Prioress, Oxford Cleric, Cook, Summoner, Merchant, Franklin, Wife of Bath, Shipman, Doctor, and more

The Pardoner's Tale

Three men encounter death under an oak tree, theme of greed

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Christmas Eve, Green Knight challenges someone to chop off his head, Gawain accepts and passes the test of honor

A Modest Proposal

Solution to overpopulation, suggests eating children to solve the problem

The Passionate Shepherd to his Love

A shepherd invites a lady to live with him, offers simple pleasures

The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd

A cynical response to the shepherd's invitation, does not believe in love