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| long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation. |
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| person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. often a war hero |
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| a compound expressionin Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning |
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| the occurence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words |
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| exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
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| a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition |
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| a break between words within a metrical foot |
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| What is "Beowulf" summed up? |
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| a poem dated to the 8th century that involved a Cthe killing of a water monster grendel and its mother, and his death in combat with a dragon. |
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| What elements are included in Beowulf? |
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| a Brave king who sacrifices himself for the safety of his people |
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| Grendel is the water monster that kills many soldiers, and in the end he is killed by beowulf. |
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| How did Arthur come to be king of england? |
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| he pulled excalibur out of the rock because he wanted to give it to his friend. |
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| What is the "Wife of Bath" a tale of? |
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| It is the tale of a woman married many times. it is a romantic story from the middle ages. |
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| a person who is attached to an embassy |
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| having recently acquired wealth |
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| the Taking of power by force |
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| an appointment for a meeting |
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| In the canterbury tales, where are the pilgrims going? |
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| the shrine of Thomas A. Becket |
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| the overall mood of "the seafarer" is? |
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| in "the seafarer" what is the speaker's only care? |
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| why is "the wife's lament" is unusial for this time period? |
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| It explores a woman's point of view |
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| In "the wife's Lament" why is the speaker upset? |
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| because her lord lives in exile as an outlaw |
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| where does the speaker in "a wife's lament" end up living? |
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| to give warning or show disapproval |
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| "wrangler and buffoon." He cheats customers by using his thumb |
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| "smarter" than the lawyers because he charges them a lot for food and then finds the food cheap on the streets. |
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| "brother" to Parson. helps the poor, and he talks about the gospel with Parson |
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| chooses poverty, he is like a shepherd to his sheep. "gold is pure metal" |
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| Highest status among the pilgrims. simply dressed, has horses. |
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| fancy shirt embroidered with flowers. blond curly hair, ladies man. cadet folliwing in his father's footsteps. |
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| peacock feathered arrows. dressed in green. |
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| lap dog. speaks french, wept at the death of a mouse in a mouse trap. |
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| hunter. He believes the "old fashioned" way of doing things, and he enjoys hunting and riches; something he should not enjoy because of his profession. |
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| loves women- does anything to get money. town clergy |
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| flemish beaver hat. gambler, passionate about the law, hides his troubles. |
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| book smart, non religious. |
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| "he was an easy man in penance giving where he could hope to make a decent living; its a sure sign wherever gifts are given to a poor, that a man's well shiven." |
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| "one who had taken logic long ago" |
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| He would shout and jabber like crazy, he would even speak in latin to impress people. |
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| "nothing good can come of commerce with scum and gutter-dwellers" |
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| where do the pilgrims meet to begin their journey to canterbury? |
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| Pilgrim that had acquired so much wealth that he could leand the lord of the manor money, and he was the overseer of so many that were afraid of him. |
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| According to the Host's plan for the trip... |
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| each pilgrim will tell four tales. |
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| "but still to do him justice first and last in church he was a noble ecclesiast. How well he read a lesson or told a story, but best of all he sang an offertory |
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| "in blood red garments, slashed with bluish grey, and lived with taffeta, he rode his way: yet he was rather close as to expenses. and kept his gold in pestilences" |
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| The woman has a handsome face, and when she laughs and talks she showed that she had a big gap in her front teeth |
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| This wealthy country gentleman had held a seat in the house of commons and he is generous in offering his home to entertain all from his shire. |
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| he claims that the pope has given him a special license to hear confessions, and he is extremely generous in absolution of sins (especially for the rich who can give a large sum of money) |
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| fiery red pimples on his cheeks, and garlic, onions, and strong red wine on his breath |
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