Test 4: The Dream of the Rood Flashcards
(25 cards)
clothing; dress
vesture
burial place; tomb
sepulchre
chopped or cut
hewn
cross
rood
the first Roman emperor to be converted to Christianity
Constantine the Great
enveloped completely; hidden
enshrouded
when the poet pictures himself falling asleep and envisioning a series of allegorical events or people
dream vision or dream allegory
enthusiastic; passionate
ardent
a major change in structure, tone, or subject in a poem or novel
shift
not discouraged by a setback
undismayed
radiant; shining brightly
effulgent
Roman empress and mother of Constantine the Great
Helena
not ashamed or disoncerted
unabashed
reverberating
resounding
the earliest English dream poem and one of the finest religious poems in the English language
“The Dream of the Rood”
“Sublime the tree victorious; while I,
Stained with iniquity, was galled with sins.”
contrast
a quote in which transition word signals a shift in what the poet sees
“However, through the gold I could perceive
That wretched ones had battled there of old”
what the cross bids the poet do in the final section
“tell this vision unto men”
“They mocked us together; then was I
All wet with blood, which streamed from this Man’s side”
a union between the cross and Christ
“Lo, then
The Prince of glory, Guardian of heaven
Above all other trees exalted me, As He, almighty God, in sight of men
His mother honored, blessed among women”
a simile comparing the cross and Mary
what the poet sees in the opening section of the poem
“a wondrous cross extending up on high,
With light encircled … overlaid with gold”
how the poet feels when he sees the cross change
“Then all my spirit was with sorrow stirred”
“foes”; “spectacle”; “command me to bear their criminals”; “mine enemies indeed!”
diction expressing conflict between the cross and those carrying out the crucifixion
“And darkness hid the body of the King,
With clouds enshrouded its effulgent light”
the imagery after the crucifixion
