English IV First Semester Review Game- Round 1

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What type of work is Beowulf?

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Epic Poem

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What is the correct order of the literary eras discussed?

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Anglo-Saxon...Middle Ages.... Renaissance

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The Middle Ages or ____________ Period lasted from the 5th to the late 15th century.

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Medieval

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The Canterbury Tales is an example of what type of piece of writing?

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frame story

Front

Why were the characters gathered at the Tabard Inn in Canterbury Tales?

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They were about to make a pilgrimage.

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What is an epic poem?

Back

A lengthy narrative poem, often detailing heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.

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Define frame story.

Back

A literary technique that involves a story within a story.

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What era followed the Anglo-Saxon period?

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The Middle Ages.

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What is the significance of the pilgrimage in The Canterbury Tales?

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It serves as a narrative device to bring together diverse characters and stories.

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Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales?

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Geoffrey Chaucer.