Anglo-Saxon Terms Flashcards
Alliteration
Repetition of the initial constant sound
Style
A writers typical way of writing
Simile
Comparison of 2 things using like or as
Assonance
Repetition of vowels within a word
(Sounds the same when pronounced)
Ex: BACK HAT or FOOT COOK
Metaphor
One thing that is spoken of as if it was something else
Ex: she is a summers morning
Refrain
Repeated line or group of lines atthe end of a stanza
It places emphasis
Allusion
Reference to another literary of biblical work
Types: classical-Greek/Roman Mythology
biblical
Personification
Non human things given human qualities
Ex: the sun tiptoed over the mountains
Caesura
Pause within a line
***the pause is used for dramatic effect and for breathe for storytellers
Epic
Long narrative poem about heroes and their journeys
Lyric
Shows thoughts and feelings of the speaker; set to music
Foreshadowing
Clues that suggest something else will happen
Kenning
2 or more words that take the place of of another
Ex: King
Lord of all men
Genre
Category of literary composition that are similar
Irony
Contradiction
Types:
verbal-what is being said
situational-audience expects one thing and sees another
dramatic- the audience knows
Hyperbole
Extreme exaggeration
Repetition
Words or phrases that are repeated for emphasis
Speaker
The person whose opinions or facts are heard throughout a piece of literature
Stanza
The number of lines of verse in a poem
Celts and Britons
We’re invaded by the romans
Romans
Invaded Great Britain
Angles/Saxons
Germanic tribes
Pagans
People who acknowledge more than one god
Edward the Confessor
First King of England
William Duke of Normandy
Chosen by Edward to be his successor (French)
Harold Earl of Essex
Chosen by the elders to be the successor
Battle ofHastings
William versus Harold- end of the Anglo-Saxon period because William won
