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What poetic device is used in the line 'blundering back with the butchered corpses' from Beowulf?

Alliteration, the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

What kenning replaces Grendel’s name in Beowulf to emphasize his evil?

God-cursed brute.

What does Beowulf convey about his state of mind before battling the dragon in lines 211-215?

He feels brave and utterly without fear.

How do people in the time of Beowulf view life, according to the text?

As fragile and more fatalistic.

What was Grendel's mother's motivation in Beowulf?

She seeks revenge against the Danes for her son's death.

What values does the epic poem Beowulf suggest were important in Anglo-Saxon culture?

Loyalty and bravery.

What does the kenning 'gray-bearded lord of the Geats' signify about Beowulf?

It shows him as an aging former hero.

What conclusion can be drawn about the culture that produced Beowulf?

The people had been Christianized.

What is the purpose of including 'The Wife of Bath’s Prologue' with 'The Wife of Bath’s Tale'?

To maintain the frame story through character interactions.

How is the Wife of Bath’s perspective described in her discussion of fairies and friars?

Playfully irreverent.

What phrase demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement in the sentence 'Cold were the days'?

Cold were the days.

What theme does the narrator develop in lines 320-338 of The Wife of Bath’s Tale?

True gentility cannot be inherited but comes from living virtuously.

What quotation best supports the theme of true gentility in The Wife of Bath’s Tale?

That we are gentle comes to us by grace / And by no means is it bequeathed with place.

What stereotype about winning a woman's favor is expressed in 'The Wife of Bath's Tale'?

A man can win us best with flattery.

How does 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' fit into the structure of The Canterbury Tales?

It is one of many tales connected by the frame story.

What connection is drawn between 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and 'The Wife of Bath's Prologue'?

The Friar laughs at the Wife of Bath, hinting at friars' immorality.

What two sections does the Chaucer excerpt include?

A prologue and a tale.

What character element is present in 'The Wife of Bath’s Prologue'?

A character is interrupted by arguing characters.

What historical setting do characters live in during 'The Wife of Bath’s Tale'?

The time of the legendary King Arthur.

What type of journey does a character undergo in 'The Wife of Bath’s Tale'?

A physical and moral journey.

What internal conflict does the knight face in 'The Wife of Bath's Tale'?

Whether his wife will be beautiful or faithful.

Which sense does the imagery in 'Sonnet 30' most clearly appeal to?

Touch.

When the speaker in 'Sonnet 30' compares his love to fire, what does it mean?

It is passionate.

Where is the turn or shift in thought in 'Sonnet 30'?

Lines 13-14.

What do the details in 'Sonnet 75' suggest about the speaker’s beloved?

She is intelligent.

What best paraphrases the resolution of 'Sonnet 75'?

The speaker will immortalize his beloved by writing poetry about his love for her.

What theme can be inferred from 'Amoretti', the sonnet cycle containing both sonnets?

Love has remarkable power.

What quotation from 'Sonnet 30' best supports the theme of love's power?

Such is the pow'r of love in gentle mind, / That it can alter all the course of kind.

What quotation from 'Sonnet 75' best supports the theme of love's enduring nature?

Our love shall live, and later life renew.

What is a paradox?

A statement or situation that seems impossible but is true in some way.

What is an example of a paradox in 'Sonnet 30'?

The coldness of his beloved makes the speaker hotter.

How do 'Sonnet 30' and 'Sonnet 75' differ from a typical Shakespearean sonnet?

Their quatrains use a rhyme scheme of ABAB BCBC CDCD.

What literary device is used in lines 1-2 of 'Death, Be Not Proud'?

Personification.

What tone is conveyed in lines 1-8 of 'Death, Be Not Proud'?

A disdainful tone.

What does the line 'Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so' support in 'Death, Be Not Proud'?

It supports the disdainful tone toward death.

What type of sonnet is 'Death, Be Not Proud'?

A Petrarchan sonnet with 14 lines.

What does the turn in line 9 of 'Death, Be Not Proud' signify?

The speaker intensifies his attack on Death.

What does the final line of 'Death, Be Not Proud' exhibit?

A paradox portraying Death as a life that can die.

What dramatic irony is present in Duncan’s arrival at Macbeth’s castle?

Lady Macbeth’s warm welcome provides Duncan false security.

What theme is illustrated by Macbeth’s quote about false faces?

The association of cruelty with ambition.

How does Macbeth's character change after murdering Duncan?

He becomes quick to kill anyone he sees as a threat.

What quotation best supports Macbeth's change after killing Duncan?

From this moment, / The very firstlings of my heart shall be / The firstlings of my hand.

What does 'sooth' mean in Macbeth's quote?

True.

How does Banquo serve as a foil for Macbeth?

Banquo suspects the witches of deceit.

What does Lady Macbeth’s dialogue in Act V, Scene 1 reveal?

Her guilt.

What best supports the main idea of the article regarding the Internet?

The Internet has become weird and difficult to discern between serious and spoof.

How are the first three paragraphs of the editorial characterized?

An indirect opener that strikes an irreverent tone.

What does the author cite as a cause of satire-blindness?

Financial pressure for internet sites to offer eye candy.

What sentence uses the imperative mood?

Forget self-driving cars or virtual reality nano-technology algorithms.

What does the author likely argue about attention spans in the twenty-first century?

They are diminished by easily digestible amusement.

How do the author’s word choice and syntax contribute to the tone of the selection?

By using irony and overstatement to make fun of inattentive internet users.

What tone is best described as mocking in the selection?

The author's tone.

What quote from the selection illustrates the mocking tone?

...because it knows we’re all morons.