Unit Test 1 Flashcards
What is Beowulf? (think genre)
epic poem
What period did Beowulf occur during?
emergent period
What is Beowulf himself believed to be?
a viking
What is the name of the guy who challenged Beowulf?
unferth
Does Beowulf help out of the kindness of his heart or does he prefer to be paid?
paid
How many total battles does Beowulf fight?
3
Who were Beowulf three battles?
grendel, grendels mother, and the dragon
What happened during Beowulf fight with Grendel?
Beowulf kills grendel by using one of his soldiers as bait, rips off his arm and kills him, and then hangs grendels arm from the beam/rafter
Where did Beowulf fight grendels mom?
if the depth of the lake
What occured during Beowulfs fight with grendels mom?
Beowulf chopped her up with his sword all while holding his breath underwater
Why did Beowulf fight the dragon?
bc the dragon was laying waste to the land of the geets since someone took his gold
What occurred during Beowulfs battle with the dragon?
Beowulf wins the battle but dies at the end
What occurred upon Beowulfs death?
Wiglaf becomes king
What is the gold ceiling in the hall of the Beowulf story thought to represent?
heaven
What is Geoffrey Chaucer’s title?
the father of poetry
When did the canterbury tales occur?
middle ages (1387)
How are the canterbury tales told?
through a series of stores revealed on a pilgrimage journey
How is the squire portrayed?
as a ladies knight
How is the nun portrayed?
as a hypricorate
How is the fried portrayed?
he sells absolution for money
How is the knight portrayed?
nothing but positive things
What was the purpose of a modest proposal?
a protest movement on poverty
What is a modest proposal considered? (think literallary terms)
a satire piece
How did the story of frankenstien come to be?
mary shelly told the story at a party with her friends when she was 19
