Canterbury tales Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales 2023 journey to a sacred place, usually religious in nature pilgrimage story in which other narratives are told frame story a work that makes fun of something or someone satire visible forms of the feudal system knights and chivalry None political rights of women expectations of medieval women raise children and tend to house and farm Black Death or bubonic plague spread by the fleas of infested rats lower class, middle class, upper-middle clas...

The Canterbury Tales Test Review 2023 During which month do the pilgrims set off on this pilgrimage to Canterbury? April How many pilgrims, excluding the narrator, are gathered at the beginning of "The Prologue"? 29 pilgrims What is the name of the inn in which the pilgrims are gathered? The Tabard Inn Where is the inn, where the pilgrims are gathered located? Southwark Whose shrine are the pilgrims preparing to visit? St. Thomas a Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury Who was murder...

Praxis 2 Middle School English Language Arts (5047)-Reading, Praxis II Middle School English/language arts- Language and Linguistics, Praxis 2 Middle School English Language Arts (5047)-Reading. William Shakespeare Poet and playwright of the Renaissance period in Western culture. Plays, comedies, tragedies, tragicomedies and historical plays. William Faulkner Author of Southern literature in America based on his experience living in Mississippi during the early 20th century. Geoffrey Chau...

12th Grade English 1 st Quarter Exercise on The Canterbury Tales Prologue Part I. Identification (30 points total) 1. “But he would not be kept by rain or thunder,” is an example of the dedication of the Parson to his parishioners. Explicitly stating that no matter the weather he would faithfully perform his priestly duties for his parishioners. 2. The Woman of Bath with “Her stockings were of finest scarlet-red, laced lightly,” the extravagance of her stockings indicated she had...

Shakespeare - Ans 154 poems survived 38 plays William Faulkner - Ans - - The Sound and the Fury - As I Lay Dying - A Rose For Emily William Chaucer - Ans () The Canterbury Tales - Ans - Written by Chaucer - Takes place in middles ages with a cross section of society - literary context is "frame tale" - pilgrims all on their way to Canterbury and they take turns telling tales to amuse the others frame tale - Ans story within a story

metonym correct answers (Greek "change of name"): one of the most significant figures of thought. Using a word to denote another concept or other concepts, by virtue of habitual association. Thus "The Press," designating printed news media. Fictional names often work by associations of this kind; substitute something with association synecdoche correct answers (Greek "to take with something else"): a figure of thought. Using a part to express the whole, or vice versa, e.g. "all hand...

Praxis 5038 Questions and Answers Rated A+ constructivism readers construct meaning through and active process variables affecting how a reader understands a text prior knowledge, mental schemas, assumptions, and motivation Constructivism places on an emphasis on how the __________ influence how they understand and experience a test. social and cultural backgrounds of readers readers are better able to construct interpretations when they have opportunities to engage in dialogue american lite...

Old English or Anglo-Saxon. Years? - 450-1100 A.D. Romans brought _____ influences to the language. - Latin Vikings brought _____ influences. Such as Beowulf, which was originally written in Old English. The textbook version today is translated to Modern English. - Norse Middle English. Years? - A.D. The Duke of Normandy brought _____ -speaking nobles to run his new government, thus bringing _____ influences into the language. - French What is an important work of this time? () - The Can...

Praxis 5039 Questions and Answers Already Passed Paradox a contradiction or dilemma Myth A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society. Oxymoron A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. Essay A piece of prose writing, usually short, that deals with a subject in a limited way and expresses a particular point of view. Malapropism the unintentional misuse...

Ancient World Literature CORRECT ANSWER Homer Aristotle Plato Medieval & Early Modern World Literature CORRECT ANSWER Dante "Inferno" Martin Luther "Speech at the Diet" Machiavelli "The Prince" Old English Period (450-1066) CORRECT ANSWER Beowulf "The Wanderer" Middle English Period () CORRECT ANSWER Chaucer "Canterbury Tales" "The Cuckoo Song" The Renaissance - British () CORRECT ANSWER Shakespeare "Hamlet" "Macbeth" Milton "Paradise Lost" Carew "An ...