British Literature Study for EOQA 1

The wounded soldier's face glistened with battle-sweat.

a narrative that begins somewhere in the middle rather than at the beginning of a story

the purpose of a caesura

Romeo and Juliet will always be known as "star-crossed lovers".

the repetition of beginning consonant sounds close together in a sentence

The wounded warrior wept as he buried his beloved's body.

a discrepancy in what is expected and what actually happens

to develop a character, an author may describe the character's appearance or how he acts/speaks

A descriptive phrase that replaces a noun - usually two words, hyphenated

a story that has both a figurative meaning as well as a literal meaning

what was one reason that Anglo-Saxon poets were honored in society?

Why did Anglon-Saxon poets use things such as caesuras, kennings, epithets, and alliteration

a long, narrative poem that describes the deeds of heroes

A descriptive phrase used to describe a specific person or place - usually added to the name

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 

extended simile that develops over several lines in an epic poem

a character that contrasts with another character

An element, idea, concept, subject, or action that reoccurs throughout a piece of literature

a character type that recurs in literature from many cultures and time periods

means "in the middle of things"