ENGLISH Flashcards
One full-length folk epic that has survived in English literature.
The epic of Beowulf
An epic that is an example of warrior literature
The epic Beowulf
What was the name of the hall Hrothgar built
Heorot
Who was the frightful monster killing sleeping warriors in the story Beowulf
Grendel
Why did Beowulf fight the monster with his bare hands
Weapons had no effect on the monster
Where did Beowulf hang the monster’s arm
On a beam on the roof
An equally horrible monster like Grendel
Grendel’s mother
How many years did Beowulf reigned
50 years
Where did the translation of the story Beowulf came from
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
What is the name of the author of the story Beowulf
Unknown
What is the purpose of sensory images
To transport a reader into the world of the story and to appeal the reader’s senses
An example of an elegiac lyric
The ruined city
This elegiac poem might refers to the old city of Bath, famous for its many stately bathhouses patronized by men of power.
The ruined city
This poem is said to be plundered by the Anglo-Saxons in A.D. 577
The ruined city
Who wrote the History of Caedmon
Venerable Bede
An expression that does not mean what it literally says
Idioms
What is the meaning of the Idiomatic expression “take one’s hat off”
admiration and respect
A sentence must have a ___ and a ___
subject and predicate
A sentence begins with a ______ and ends with a _____
Capital Letter and punctuation mark
The simple predicate is the
Verb of the sentence
The complex predicate is the
complete meaning of the verb
is a poem that tells a story
Ballad
____ were more entertainment than literature
Ballad
They were not written down, instead, they were sung
Ballad
What are the common characteristic of a ballad
- Subject is dramatic, focusing on love, death, and supernatural
- Language is simple
-Story is developed through dialogue
-It contains repeated lines or stanzas - Mystery is contrived by leaving out details
This ballad has a central theme of “poison-maid”
Lord Randal
This ballad has a theme of an “Unhappy love affair”
Bonny Barbara Allan
This ballad testifies that the comic was not entirely neglected by the balladeers
Get up and bar the door
The ballad ____ and _____ shows the them of unrequited love
Lord Randal and Bonny Barbara Allan
We first hear of Great Britain in___
55 B.C
Idiom
Put their heads together
consult one another
set one’s face against
resist strongly
take a breath
pause
turn the tables
reverse action
get wind of
hear some news
go a long way
be sufficient
bear in mind
remember
keep a person in the dark
conceal something from someone
touch bottom
be in adversity
lay up for a rainy day
save for a future need
