Literture Final Exam Notes - 1143 Words

1st Semester Exam Review Questions English 4 SELECTIONS FOR TESTING 1. Beowulf 2. â€Å"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight† 3. Canterbury Tales â€Å"Prologue† 4. â€Å"The Pardoner’s Tale† from CT 5. Sonnets 6. Elements of Style author’s names Terms (know by definition, characteristics or example). 1. Kenning: two-word poetic renamings of people, places, and things such as the kenning whales’ home for the sea ex from Beowulf: â€Å"I have come so far, / Oh shelterer of warriors and your people’s loved friend, / That this one favor you should not refuse me.† 2. Alliteration: the repitition of initial consonant sounds in accented syllables ex from Beowulf: â€Å"up from his swamland, sliding†¦show more content†¦Spenserian sonnet: rhymes abab bcbc cdcdee 29. Petrarchan sonnet: divided into an eight-line octave, rhyming abba abba, followed by a six-line sestet, rhyming cdecde 30. sonnet sequence: the one hundred or so sonnets are linked by theme or person addresed 31. rhyming couplet: often a dramatic statement that resolves, restates, or redefines the central problem of the sonnet 32. end rhyme scheme: the rhyme comes at the end of the lines. Ex: It runs through the reeds And away it proceeds, Through meadow and glade, In sun and in shade. 33. end-stopped line: A poetic line that has a pause at the end. 34. Imagery: word pictures 35. apostrophe: is when an absent person, an abstract concept, or an important object is directly addressed. Ex: With how sad steps, O moon, thou climbest the skies. Busy old fool, unruly sun. 36. Motif: *A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work. *A dominant theme or central idea. 37. unrequited: means not returned ex: unrequited love because he loved her but she did not love him in return 38. Christmas: Holiday season which most action takes place in â€Å"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight† 39. wyrd: fate; destiny Canterbury Tales CT pilgrimage was from London to Canterbury. 31# travelers were to tell 4# stories each on the journey. Purpose was ______________________. Characters from CT: