English 10 HH midterm review

A set of poems written about pilgrims and their stories

A form of writing that represents subject truthfully avoiding artistic conventions

A writing technique that reflects the flaws in the current society

a play having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character.

Narrative verse that is elevated in mood and uses a dignified, dramatic, and formal style.

An allegory where the main character does not have his book in order when he is called to god

idea or belief that only natural laws and forces operate in the world

a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, especially something abstract

The main character is trying to escape death because he knows he will go to hell

a brave character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements

People that performed poems in the mead halls

using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous effect.

meditative lyric poem lamenting the death of a public personage or of a friend or loved one

A Bildungsroman where the main character is a poor orphan taken in by her uncle

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself in a play.

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically moral

A break in poetry that signifies a natural pause and emphasizes rhythm

First person, second person, third person limited, third person omniscient

A coming of age story in which the main character must conform to social norms

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

phrase that uses two or more words as an expression for something else, eg: whale’s home = sea

Traditionally long, oral poems narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic figures

a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to their own destruction

A slightly more humorous scene in a play typically used after an intense scene to lighten mood

This story emphasizes greed and is quite ironic as the teller is quite greedy themselves

In this poem, the narrator loses his lord and spends his time looking for a new lord.

form of poetry that tells a story, often making the voices of a narrator and characters as well

An example or model, especially a moralizing or illustrative story

the act of making a casual or indirect reference to something

A representation of the way the plot in a story is structured

a type of allegory where the protagonist is met by personifications of various moral attributes

written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

Repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

This epic poem involves the ideal hero that fights many monsters including Grendel

a lesson, especially one concerning what is right or prudent, that can be derived from a story

Plot, Theme, Characters, Dialogue, Music/rhythm, Spectacle

heroes defined by their rejection or questioning of standard social conventions

term used for language and description that appeals to our five senses

In this poem, the narrator has been abandoned by her lord and exiled

a form of satire in which trivial characters, and events are treated in the ceremonious manner

emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature

Un-rhymed lines of iambic pentameter

a character who contrasts with another character to highlight qualities of the other character

A story that is told inside another story

A mock-heroic story about dreams that uses animals as their main characters

A heroic epic where the main character is brought down by their ambition

In this poem, the narrator struggles with life at sea and away from land

Addressed to the audience expressly (in character or out) or represent an unspoken thought

the branch of literature having such compositions as its subject;dramatic art or representation