Transition Period

Question 1

When was the Transition period?

Answer 1

1400-1500

Question 2

Give another name for the Transition Period.

Answer 2

The Barren Age

Question 3

Explain both names of period.

Answer 3

Barren Age: nothing really happened regarding the writing

Transition period: A period of gradual change from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Question 4

What kind of poetry was popular in this period?

Answer 4

The popular ballad

Question 5

What is a popular ballad?

Answer 5

A narrative song-poem

Question 6

Give at least four characteristics of the popular ballad.

Answer 6

1. they were handed down orally
2. Only main facts are given
3. the language which was being used is simple
4. They were originally sung

Question 7

Give an example of a popular ballad.

Answer 7

Sir Patrick Spense

Question 8

Mention two types of plays.

Answer 8

Moralities and interludes

Question 9

What is a morality play?

Answer 9

Allegorical plays which often teach a moral lesson

Question 10

Give an example of a morality play.

Answer 10

Everyman from the Dutch Elckerlyc

Question 11

What is meant by allegorical?

Answer 11

Allegorical means that there are constant uses of metaphors

Question 12

What is personification?

Answer 12

Things, objects and non-physical things are written and shown as human characters