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Name three events that effected the English language between 800-600 BC
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- Celts from Europe invaded the British Isle
- Brythons setlled in Brittania - Gaels settle in Ireland |
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How many years after Julius Caesar began courting Britain did the Romans invade the British isles?
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100
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Romans ruled Britain suceesfully for _____ years
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300
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When did the last Roman legion leave Britain and why did they leave?
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- 407, to defend Rome
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Who invaded Britain after the Romans left?
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The Anglo-Saxon tribe
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Their ________ dialects developed into what is known as "Old English"
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Germanic
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___% of the words we use today come from Old English
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50
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The ______, ____, and ________ were Germanic tribes that make up what is now known as the Anglo Saxon culture
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Angles, Saxons, and Juutes
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What is the name "England" derived from?
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Angle Land
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When did Rome fall to the barbaric tribes?
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476
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Who brought a Roman brand ?
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ST. Augustine
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Which two languages influenced the language of the time?
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latin and Greek
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Who invaded the British isles in 850 and were they sucessful?
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the vikings, no
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The _________ dialect influenced the language?
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old norse
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When the Germanic tribes invaded Rome and Britain, what language did they attempt to learn?
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latin
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What are the four romance languages?
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French
Italian Portuguese Spanish |
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What significant event occured in 1066?
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The Norman Conquest
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T/F the norman conquest ended Old English
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What language became English?
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Norman French combined with Germanic and Latin Roots
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What period is known as middle english?
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11th to 15th century
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_________ was for commoners, __________ and _____________ were spoken by the educated
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English, latin, french
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What period is known as "Modern English"
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15th century on
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In 1755, who created the first English dictionary?
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Samuel Johnson
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Give an example of old english
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Beowulf
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Give an example of middle english
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Chaucer
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Give an example of modern english
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Shakespeare
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Beowulf was recited when?
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6th century
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Beowulf was composed when?
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8th century
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Beowulf was written down when?
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11th century
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define: epic
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long poetry narrative of a hero and his journey
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define: allusion
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a reference to a well-known literary work, historical event, person, or bit of knowledge that the author assumes the reader is familiar with
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define: analogue
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a text which might be seen as having a bearing on our understanding of the characters and episodes in a work of literature
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where is supernatral force exhibited in Beowulf?
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when he finds the sword he uses to kill Grendel's mother
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what is the rhythm of Beowulf?
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each line has four beats and a varied amount of unaccented syllables
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define: Kenning
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a metaphorical phrase or compound word used instad of the name of the person or thing
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define: alliteration
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the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more words that are grouped together
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define: casura:
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break or pause in line of poetry- after second beat
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What huge family of languages does the English language belong to?
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Indo- European
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How long did the Roman Empire rule successfully over Britain after Julius Caesar's invasions
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300 years
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The Anglo Saxon era lasted from
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450- 1100 ad
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Why is English not a romance language?
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English roots from German
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What new influence on our language was brought as a result of this event
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Norman French with Germanic and Latin roots
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The ___ century to the ___ century is known as the period of Middle English
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11th, 15th
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While English was for commoners during this period of Middle English, the educated spoke
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Latin and French
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Modern English dates from
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15th to present
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scop
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an anglo-saxon story teller
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what are some anglo saxon values
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courage, loyalty, courtesy, generousity
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give an example of an allusion in Beowulf
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Cain and Able
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give an example of an analogue in Beowulf
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the story told at the banquet
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LITERARY DEVICES
Beowulf was quickly brought to the chamber: the winner of fights, the arch warrior |
kenning, alliteration, caesura
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LITERARY DEVICES
the battle dodgers abandoned the wood, the tail turners, ten of them together |
alliteration, caesura, kennings
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T/F an epic hero is from humble beginnings
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F an epic hero is from noble birth and social position
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Finish the sentence, an epic hero holds beliefs commits actions which ___________________
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reflect the values important to his society
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How is an epic hero superhuman
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- he performs actions that are courageous, even superhuman
- is involved in the use of supernatural forces |
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The epic hero is the hero of an
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epic
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give an example of an allusion in Beowulf
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Cain and Able
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give an example of an analogue in Beowulf
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the story told at the banquet
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T/F an epic hero is of humble beginnings and social position
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F an epic hero is form noble birth and social position
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An epic hero has beliefs and commits actions which reflect _________________
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the values important to his society
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How is an epic hero supernatural?
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- performs actions that are courageous, even superhuman
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an epic hero is the hero of an _________
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epic
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What is the first step on the hero's journey
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the call to adventure
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what happens on the call to adventure
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- certain circumstances exist that influence the hero to leave the place that is most familar to to him or her
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what is Beowulf's call to adventure?
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- Hrothgar asking him for help
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what is the second step on the hero's journey
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supernatural aid
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what happens on the supernatural aid
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- before passing out of his or her familiar surroundings, the hero receives aid for his or her journey
- this aid may come in the form of advice from another person or in the form of a new power or weapon or amulet |
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what is Beowulf's supernatural aid
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finding the sword to kill Grendel's mother
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what is the third step of the hero's journey
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crossing of the first threshold
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what happens on the crossing of the first threshold
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- the hero passes from his familiar surroundings to an unfamiliar and potentially world
- often he or she crosses in to a mustical dimension where the physical laws that are present in the world around us do not apply |
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what is Beowulf's crossing of the first threshold
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fighting Grendel
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What happens after the crossing of the first threshold?
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initiation/struggle
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What are two steps in the initiation/struggle
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the road of trials
the ultamate boon |
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what happens on the road of trials
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- the hero is tested, the hero is pushed to the limit physically and emotionally. Often, he or she has to defeat a monster
the hero might employ the supernatural aid in this stage |
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define the Ultamate boon
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- the reward for surviving the road of trials, he attains a precious gift
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What are two forms of the Ultamate boon?
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- tangible, - treasure or a weapon
- meaning of life |
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What is the final step of the hero's journey?
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- return/ rebirth
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what are the two steps of the rebirth
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- the crossing of the return threshold
- master of two worlds |
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What happens during the crossing of the return threshold
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- the hero must return home.
sometimes a passage filled with more trials - sometimes hero reluctant to return home |
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what happens when the hero achieves master of two worlds
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- hero struggles to retian ultamate boon
- those around hero will struggle to understand hero - if he can overcome that he will be master of both worlds |
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What was anglo-saxon poetic style
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kennings, epithets, caesuras, alliteration, 4 stressed syllables per line
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define: epithets
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A term used to characterize a person or thing; A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person; An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase; A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. ...
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What is an example of an epithet in Beowulf
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Beowulf son of Edgetho
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