semester exam review Flashcards

1
Q

where is Beowulf from

A

geatland

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2
Q

what is the theme of Beowulf

A

good vs. evil

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3
Q

how does Beowulf die

A

mortally wounded by the dragon

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4
Q

what is a pilgrimage

A

a religious journey

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5
Q

what is a sanguine person

A

a cheerful person

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6
Q

when does the friar help people

A

when he can make money doing it

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7
Q

what are the 7 deadly sins

A
gluttony
lust
avarice
sloth
Pride
wrath
envy
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8
Q

a policy of extending a country’s power and influences through diplomacy or military force

A

imperialism

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9
Q

relationships between genders

A

feminist criticism

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10
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economics provide the foundation for all social, political, and ideology reality

A

Marxist criticism

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11
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differing religious beliefs, ethnicities, class identifications, political beliefs, and individual viewpoint affect how texts are created and interpreted

A

cultural criticism

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12
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a readers active engagement with a print or non print text

A

reader response criticism

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13
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universal symbols- images, characters, motifs, or patterns Ithat recur

A

archetypal criticism

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14
Q

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a line of poetry

A

alliteration

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15
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a topic

A

theme

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16
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a serious disagreement or argument

A

conflict

17
Q

messy/dirty

A

slovenly

18
Q

an extremely bad, unpleasant and degrading situation

A

abject

19
Q

a savagely violent person or animal

A

brute

20
Q

the intention or desire to do evil

A

malice

21
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not showing sir respect for another person. rude.

A

impudence

22
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irritable, cranky

A

bilious

23
Q

tell (someone) to repeatedly to do something (to annoy someone)

A

chivied

24
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badly made or done

A

shoddy

25
Q

shrewd preprinted initiative and resourcefulness

A

gumption

26
Q

showing little/ no emotion

A

stolidly

27
Q

who helped Beowulf fight the dragon

A

wiglaf