Litotes - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

allegory - ANSWER using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning alliteration - ANSWER the repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in 2+ neighboring words allusion - ANSWER a direct/indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known ambiguity - ANSWER having multiple meaning, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence or passage analogy - ANSWER a similarity or c...

What character embodies England's greatest legend? -Answer= King Arthur During whose reign did learning, literacy, and literature advance in Anglo-Saxon times? -Answer= Alfred the Great What genre is Beowulf? -Answer= oral epic The Anglo-Saxon term for fate is ________________. -Answer= wyrd Epics are traditionally ________________. -Answer= didactic One evidence of the mixing of pagan and Christian elements in Beowulf is ___________________________. -Answer= the assertion that wyrd is...

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Part I. Literature Vocabulary. (Please define 8 of the following 12 literary terms to the best of your ability (2-3 sentences).) (16% OF EXAM, ALLOW 25 MINS) ... EPIC? - a long narrative poem, written in a formal or high style, traditionally about a hero and a series of heroic deeds or encounters, typically covering a long period of time. - Beowulf is an Epic. 00:02 01:22 Alliteration? - the repetition of a speech sound in a sequence of nearby words - the term is usua...

Graphology - The writing system and the presentation of language Phonetics, phonology and prosody - Speech sounds, sound effects and intonation Morphology - The structure of words Lexis - The vocabulary of a language Semantics - The meaning of the vocabulary Syntax - The relationships between words in sentences Mode - The method of communication Field - The subject matter Function - The purpose of the communication Audience - The relationship between writers/speakers ...

Beowulf has all the characteristics of the ______ genre. It is written in a _____ style and emphasizes the theme of heroism. The hero has several ______ qualities. - epic, lofty, superhuman Which literary technique does the poet use in these lines from Beowulf? That [sword] was not useless to the warrior now. - litotes Which words describe the relationship between Hrothgar and Beowulf? - mutual respect and loyalty Which two parts of this excerpt from Beowulf denote the importance of ki...