Anglo-Saxon Literature

Anglo-Saxon Literature

Review this PPT and answer the question items given in the presentation.

Multiple Choice

How many years did the Anglo-Saxon period last?

• 200

• 400

• 600

• 800

Multiple Choice

What are two types of Anglo-Saxon poetry?

• Elegiac and Haiku

• Elegiac and Heroic

• Elevenie and Heroic

• Elevenie and Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

An elegy is

• a poem or a song written in honor of someone who is deceased.

• a poem or a song written in to honor and celebrate a rite of passage.

• a poem or a song written in honor of someone who defeats evil.

• a poem or a song written in honor of someone who is a seafarer.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of alliteration?

• I could spend hours walking in the flowers.

• Hear the mellow wedding bells.

• The car danced across the icy road.

• The terrible tiger tore the towel.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of assonance?

• The terrible tiger tore the towel.

• I made my way to the lake.

• The car danced on the icy road.

• She's thinner than a toothpick.

Multiple Choice

Which is not true about a caesura in poetry?

• A caesura is always placed in the exact middle of a line of poetry.

• ´The purpose of using a caesura is to create a dramatic pause, which has a strong impact.

• ´It is usually marked by some form of punctuation such as a period, comma, ellipsis, dash, or two lines either slashed or upright //.

• It is a two-part line – each line is separated by a pause or break in the middle of the line.

Multiple Select

What does imagery do in poetry? Check all that applies.

• Imagery creates similar snapshots in a reader's mind.

• Imagery uses an object to represent an idea.

• Imagery can draw readers into a sensory experience.

• Imagery helps readers imagine exactly what is being described.

• Imagery appeals only to our sense of sight, smell, and touch.

Multiple Choice

What is a kenning?

• It is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human qualities and/or feelings.

• It is the practice of using symbols to represent ideas and qualities.

• It is an exaggerated statement of claim not to be taken literally.

• It is the process of using a metaphorical two-word phrase in the place of a one-word concrete noun.

Multiple Choice

How many types of kenning are there?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

All three poems, "The Seafarer," "The Wanderer," and "The Wife's Lament" can be found in the

• Bible

• Book of Ezekiel

• Exeter Book

• Epic of Gilgamesh

Multiple Choice

All three poems, "The Seafarer," "The Wanderer," and "The Wife's Lament" are considered to be examples of which type of poetry?

• Allegory

• Ballad

• Elegy

• Prose