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39 Cards in this Set
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Geoffrey Chaucer was the first
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great figure in English literature that we know much about
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The Canterbury tales was written in _____ and referred to as the first
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1386,
collection of short stories in English literature. |
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These stories, unlike modern short stroies, are written in ________ rather than in ________
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poetry, prose
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Each level of soceity in medieval England is represented among the pilgrims with the exception of the _________
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royalty
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name members of the feudal level mentioned in the story
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kingt, squire, yeoman, franklin, reeve, miller, plowman
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name members of the eccleisastical (related to the church)
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- parson, summoner, monk, priorress, friar, pardoner, student
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name members of the urban level. (professional/mercantile)
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urban
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Where do the tales come from
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all over Europe, ancient legend, and or the orient;
some are from Chaucer's contemporaries |
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almost each tale ends with a piece of
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proverbial or other wisdom derived from it
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What are four medieval genres included in the story
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fabliaux
lay tragedy exemplum |
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define fabliaux
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a short story with a snappy, quick ending
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define: lay
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a short, romantic poem
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define exemplum
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one section of the medieval sermon- the part which set forth examples to illustrate the theme of text of the sermon
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how does Chaucer describe the knight?
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- chivalrous, distinguished, experienced, honourable, has high admiration for him
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how does Chaucer describe the miller
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- crude, obnooxious, Irish baffoon
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how does Chaucer describe the Yeoman
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- pleasant, well read, welll mannered, friendly, pleasant,
- Chaucer likes her |
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how does Chaucer describe the Friar
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- a crook, a creep, arranged many marriages to avoid getting in trouble
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how does Chaucer describe the wife of bath?
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rich, noble, world traveled, greedy
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how does Chaucer describe the pardoner
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- a crook, a liar
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What does L-I-D-D-S stand for as far as tone
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language, images, details, diction, sentences structure
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diction
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the important and individual word choices the author makes
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images
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the appeals made to the various senses have an emotional or attitude attached to them
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language
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this term describes the characteristics of all the words used inthe piece, terms like slang, colloquial, scholarly, poetic
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details
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these facts chosen by the author or speaker convey feeling; what he or she choses to include or leave out of the facts presented shows attitude
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Geoffrey Chaucer was born in
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London
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in _____ Chaucer was a soldier in the ______________________
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1359, Hundred years war
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in ____, Chaucer was married
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1367
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Chaucer would serve as a ______ becasue he was efficient and trust worthy
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king valet
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When did Chaucer write the canterbury tales?
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- 1386
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frame story
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a story within a story
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Where are the pilgrims in the Canterbury tales going?
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- Sir Thomas a Becket
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What is typical of the content in the Canterbury tales?
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- the adventures of one or more knights are at the center of a medieval romance
- the plot often involves a quest of some sort - the characters are meant to display the virtues of chivalry. Realism in character development is not valued - supernatural events are often present |
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What is the purpose of a fabliau
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to lillustrate a simple moral lesson
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Characters are often __ dimensional
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events clearly illustrate the
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dangers of vice/ rewards of virtue
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a variety of traditional authority are ussually_______, with characters that _____________ authority
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jealous, challenge
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Where does a fabliau take place
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realistic medieval village, rarely at court, time is present
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plot often involves
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trickery, humiliation, obscene jokes, absurdity
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define fabliaux justice
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justice that assures that those who are controlling, gullible, and entitled are punished, those who are clever are rewarded
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