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english final terms and q's Flashcards

1
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alliteration

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
ex: Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet

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allusion

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a reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer makes to deepen the reader’s understanding of their work

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ballad

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a person that tells a story through music

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caesura

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a reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer makes to deepen the reader’s understandinof their work

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comedy

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a story with common people that has a happy ending

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dramatic irony

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when the audience knows more than the character

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epic

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a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero

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epistolary

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in form of letters

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frame story

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a narrative that frames or surrounds another story or set of stories

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to take literally

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imagery

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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

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kenning

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a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning, e.g. oar-steed = ship

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metaphor

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a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison, but in a way different from a simile

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paradox

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a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true

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parody

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an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect

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16
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personification

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when an object or non living thing has human qualities

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17
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pun

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a humorous play on words

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18
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renaissance

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the movement’s origins following the Dark Ages and the new interest in and rediscovery of Greek and Roman texts that inspired the minds of the time

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romance hero

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protagonist in literary work

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satire

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the art of making someone or something look ridiculous, raising laughter in order to embarrass, humble, or discredit its targets

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simile

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a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”

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22
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situational irony

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when the opposite of what is expected actually happens

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23
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soliloquy

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when a character in a dramatic work speaks directly to the audience, expressing their inner thoughts

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tragedy

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a genre that focuses around a noble character who struggles against strong external challenges

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tragic hero

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the protagonist of a tragic story or drama, in which, despite their virtuous and sympathetic traits and ambitions, they ultimately meet defeat, suffering, or even an untimely end

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verbal irony

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a statement in which the speaker’s words are incongruous with the speaker’s intent

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27
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how long did grendel terrorize herot hall

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12 years

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28
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what did grendel dare not touch

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hrothgar’s throne

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29
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what did the people of herot do because they were scared of grendel

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ran away

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30
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what superior ability does beowulf possess

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great strength

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31
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what weapon did beowulf use against grendel

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bare hands

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32
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how did grendel die

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his arm and shoulder were ripped off

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33
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where was the lair of grendels mother

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underwater

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34
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beowulf’s final battle was against

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a dragon

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35
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who didn’t settle in great britian

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greeks

36
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what did beowulf use to protect himself from grendels mother

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a chainmail shirt

37
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the dragon’s tower holds

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gold

38
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beowulf gave his dying wish to

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wiglaf

39
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when did the men not show comitatus

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when beowulf was fighting the dragon

40
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which is NOT a characteristic of an anglo saxon hero

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cannot be defeated

41
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what cultural aspect from england is seen in the US today

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literature

42
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was hrunting effective during beowulf’s battle with grendels mother

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yes or no — no

43
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what was beowulf’s final revenge on grendel

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chopping off his head

44
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what is another name for a storyteller

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scop

45
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what is a group of wise men called

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witan

46
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what is the name for death payment

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wergild

47
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ring-giver is an example of

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kenning

48
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what is the name of a dramatic pause within poetry

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ceasura

49
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did anglo saxons fear death

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yes or no — no

50
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why did beowulf initially decide to help hrothgar

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he needed to repay a debt for his father

51
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in the middle ages feudalism’s system of hierarchy featured

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a caste system of overlords vassels and serfs

52
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the black death resulted in

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an emerging middle class

53
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characteristics of a ballad include all EXCEPT

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a strong romance hero

54
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why is the green knight a romance figure

A

he goes against the laws of nature

55
Q

lord randalls mother believe’s he has

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been poisoned

56
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in caterbury tales what is the main point of the prologue

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to introduce the main characters

57
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why are the characters going to canterbury

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to visit the shrine of thomas a beckett

58
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the witches said macbeth would be all except

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thane of fife

59
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the witches said banquo would have

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sons that would become kings

60
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Lady Macbeth learned of Macbeth meeting with the witches from

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a letter

61
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Who did Duncan name as his heir?

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malcolm

62
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Before the murder of Duncan, Macbeth had a hallucination of a

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dagger

63
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Why couldn’t Lady Macbeth kill Duncan?

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duncan looked like her father

64
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Macbeth thought he heard while he was killing Duncan

A

voices

65
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Who was knocking on the castle door after the murder of Duncan?

A

lennox and macduff

66
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What did Lady Macbeth do when it was announced that Duncan had been murdered?

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pretended to faint

67
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What did Malcolm and Donalbain do when they discovered that their father had been murdered?

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fled to scotland

68
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the porter scene is example of

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comedic relief

69
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When Macbeth begins talking to Banquo’s ghost at dinner, Lady Macbeth reacts by

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Telling the others that it’s an illness

70
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Macbeth knows what is going on in Macduff’s home because

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Macbeth pays spies in each castle

71
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When Macbeth seeks out the witches a second time, the witches

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call upon apparitions to give him vague answers

72
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Malcolm pretends that he is too evil to be king to

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test macduff

73
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Something wicked this way comes” refers to

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macbeth

74
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Which of the following was not a prophesy from an apparition?

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Kill Banquo’s children

75
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The apparitions of eight kings were heirs of

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banquo

76
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The woman consults the doctor is Act V because

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Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking and talking

77
Q

All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand” is an example of

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hyperbole and allusion

78
Q

The spot lady Macbeth cannot remove is a symbol of the blood of

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duncan

79
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Macduff enters the stage at the end of the play

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carrying Macbeth’s head

80
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Macbeth finally realizes that the witches

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deceived him to bring him to ruin

81
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Who was Scotland’s new king at the end of the play?

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malcolm

82
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Who was the Prince of Cumberland?

A

Malcolm

83
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Which brother fled to England

A

malcom

84
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Who “discovered” Duncan’s dead body?

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Macduff

85
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“Blood will have blood” refers to

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revenge for Banquo’s death

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