Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Gleeman
A
Assist scops
2
Q
Epic poetry
A
Long heroic poetry
Rigid poetry pattern
Caesura
3
Q
Alliteration
A
Repetition of initial sounds and letters
4
Q
Elegiac poetry
A
Eulogy
Commemorate death or significant loss
5
Q
Wyrd
A
Fate
6
Q
Narrative poetry
A
Poetry that tells a story
7
Q
Lyrical poetry
A
Poetry of emotion
8
Q
Iambic pentameter
A
Poetic line of 10 syllables
9
Q
Sonnet
A
14 line
Iambic pentameter
6-8 Stanzas
10
Q
Sonnet cycle
A
Series of sonnets to tell a story
11
Q
Pastoral verse
A
Idealizes simplicity of country life
12
Q
Earls
A
Highest order social class
13
Q
Freemen
A
Middle class
14
Q
Churls
A
Indentured servants
15
Q
Thralls
A
Slaves
