| Old English Period | Middle English Period | Renaissance | The Romantic Period | World War I |
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Skara Brae
Stonehenge
Name 2 of the archaeological places/artefacts in Britain dating back thousands of years.
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Battle of Hastings / Norman Conquest
In 1066, one of the most important battles in English history took place. What is the name of this battle?
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Rebirth
What is the English word for the French 'Renaissance'?
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Romantic refers to individual thought and personal feeling (not love!)
What does 'Romantic' mean in the context of this period?
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1914-1918
What is the start and end year of WWI?
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Language
Religion Building/expanding cities Protection Aquaducts Roads Wine
Name at least three positive things that the Romans did for Britain and its inhabitants.
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Bayeaux Tapestry
Which remnant (=overblijfsel) is left from this period, which shows us what the battle (in question 1) was like?
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Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564
Where and when was Shakespeare born?
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Lyrical Ballads
What is the title of the poetry publication of Wordsworth and Coleridge?
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The War of the Trenches
or The Glorious War
What is another name for WWI?
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Foreigner
What does the name 'Wales' mean?
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One from: poetic form changed, alliterative line replaced by end-rhyme, fixed syllable pattern, new (more elegant) themes --> courtly love and chivalry
What were the consequences of the battle on literature?
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Tragedy
Comedy History
Mention the three categories in which Shakespeare's works can be divided.
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knowledge and the mind vs. personal feelings/thoughts/emotions
How is the Romantic Period different from the previous period?
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As propaganda
How were the poems used?
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They told stories and poetry that they remembered by heart and performed these in the great halls of Anglo-Saxon leaders.
What was the function of 'scalds' in the Old English Period?
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One from: Knight, Prioress, Merchant, Monk, Friar, Yeoman, Wife of Bath, Clerk, Man of Law, Carpenter, Weaver, Dyer, Cook, Shipman, Physician, Parson, Plowman, Summoner, Pardoner, the Host (and the Miller)
Name three other pilgrims apart from the Miller.
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The Chorus sets the scene throughout the book. It provided useful background information concerning the scene/act. Sometimes it represents the civilians.
What is the function of The Chorus in Romeo and Juliet
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Two of: emotion, feeling, supernatural, imagination (topics) / not dependent on literary devices, creative structures, no rhyme (structure)
Name two characteristics in the poetry of this period.
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It is an honour to fight for your country
What does 'Dulce et Decorum Est' mean?
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An elegy laments the loss of a loved one /
An elegy provides the reflection of the loss
What is an elegy?
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religion vs. science/knowledge
What do Absalom and Nicholas represent?
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Said by Juliet, she laments the fact that Romeo is a Montague and therefore her family's enemy.
'Wherefore art thou Romeo?'
What does this quote really mean? |
Normal everyday/common language / free simpler style
How can the language used by the Romantic poets best be described in terms of choice of words and style?
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"The Soldier" is a poem of patriotism, in which Brooke writes that representing your country is an honour.
Sassoon has experienced the war himself and he is negative towards the war.
Rupert Brooke’s “The Soldier” is seen as a ‘song of innocence’ and Sassoon’s poetry as ‘songs of experience. Explain.
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