Mid-Term Exam Study Guide English IV

What was William Shakespeare famous for writing?

What is a Japanese poem consisting of 3 lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables called?

Which of the following is an example of personification?

Assonance is…

What ultimately becomes of Grendel?

Consonance is...

A reference to another piece of literature, song/movie, historical event, famous person, ect.

A word, image or color representing something other than what is literally shown

Beowulf in the epic poem is what?

Who wrote A Wrinkle in Time?

What is a poem consisting of 4 lines called?

What poetic genre is Beowulf?

Who wrote The Pardoner’s Tale and the Canterbury Tales?

Who were the main characters of A Wrinkle in Time?

A comparison between two things using “like” or as” is a…

Who is the one person that stayed with Beowulf and fights the dragon with him and does Beowulf's last wish?

The author’s specific word choice is called

A poem with 14 lines and 10 syllables is called a

What is a hyperbole

What does figurative language do in poetry?

A comparison between two things using like or as

What is a 5-line poem called?

What is significant about the fact that Grendel’s home is below ground at the bottom of a marsh?

A comparison between two things without using “like” or “as” is a….

Who was the inspiration for the Three Misses from a Wrinkle in Time?

What is the correct order in which Beowulf defeats his 3 enemies?

Refrain is ...

What was the main theme of The Pardoner’s Tale?

What type of poem tells a story?

A poem with no rules is called ...

Bam! Bang! Pop! Pow! Are all examples of what literary device?

In the Beowulf, the narrator says that “Fate will unwind as it must.” What is the other word for fate?

What part of poetry is measured in “Feet”?

The author of Beowulf is anonymous. What does that mean?

What is a 3-line poem called

"Your eyes are like the stars in the sky” is an example of which literary device?

A poem with no rules is called a…

Which Nordic God is where we get Thursday from?

The Winter wind is a wolf howling at the door” is an example of what literary device?

Which two belief systems are represented several times throughout Beowulf?

What is the name of Beowulf’s sword?