Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Jeopardy

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Jeopardy
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Green Literary Terms 100

• A celebration of Jesus Christs birth at Camelot
  during Christmas time with King Arthur and his
  knights.

• Christmas time, the time, and Camelot, the place,
  are an example of what literary term?

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Green Literary Terms 100

• SETTING

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Green Literary Terms" 200

• In this part of the plot of Sir Gawain and the
  Green Knight, we learn that dancing and
  celebrating occurred during Christmas time for 15
  days.

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Green Literary Terms" 200

• EXPOSITION

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Green Literary Terms" 300

• So this was a time when love and friendship were
  renewed, a time to celebrate with their young
  king (Morpurgo 672).

• What cultural value is emphasized in this quote?

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Green Literary Terms" 300

• FRIENDSHIP OR COMRADESHIP

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Green Literary Terms" 400

• carrying the food on great silver
  platesbaskets of crusty bread, and steaming
  soups, too (Morpurgo 674).

• This is an example of what literary term?

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Green Literary Terms" 400

• VISUAL IMAGERY

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Green Literary Terms" 500

• maybe some stranger will come striding in here
  right now and challenge us face to face
  (Morpurgo 674-675).

• This is an example of which literary term?

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Green Literary Terms" 500

• FORESHADOWING

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King Arthurs Literary Terms 100

• The great doors burst open, and into the hall
  rode the most awesome stranger anyone there had
  ever set eyes on (Morpurgo 675).

• This quote is an example of which literary term?

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King Arthurs Literary Terms 100

• SUSPENSE

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King Arthurs Literary Terms 200

• and his legs were massivelike tree trunks they
  were (Morpurgo 675).

• This quote is an example of what literary
  technique?

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King Arthurs Literary Terms 200

• SIMILE

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King Arthurs Literary Terms 300

• The Green Knight calls King Arthurs knights
  beardless boys.

• This quote is an example of what literary
  technique?

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King Arthurs Literary Terms 300

• METAPHOR

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King Arthurs Literary Terms 400

• The Green Knight says, As you can see from the
  sprig of holly I carry, I came in peace
  (Morpurgo 677). The holly sprig or branch
  represents peace.

• What literary technique does the sprig of holly
  represent?

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King Arthurs Literary Terms 400

• SYMBOLISM

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King Arthurs Literary Terms 500

• It was some time before anyone in the hall found
  voice to speak, and then it was the High King
  himself who at last broke the silence (Morpurgo
  680).

• At what point of the plot does this occur?

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King Arthurs Literary Terms 500

• FALLING ACTION

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Reading with The Green Knight 100

• On page 672, the author mentions that after mass
  the knights enjoy feasting, and dancing and
  singing, and hunting and jousting too
  (Morpurgo).

• Which is the favorite of the knights?

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Reading with The Green Knight 100

• JOUSTING

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Reading with The Green Knight 200

• Describes Guineveres appearance on the top of
  page 674.

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Reading with The Green Knight 200

• BEAUTIFUL AND/OR ADMIRED BY ALL.

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Reading with The Green Knight 300

• Why did the people refrain from or wait to eat on
  page 674?

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Reading with The Green Knight 300

• The king and the queen had not yet begun to eat.

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Reading with The Green Knight 400

• What is ironic or the opposite of what you might
  expect about the Green Knights appearance on
  page 675?

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• THE GREEN KNIGHT IS GORGEOUS OR BEAUTIFUL.

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Reading with The Green Knight 500

• On page 676, how do the knights react to King
  Arthurs admitting his identity to the Green
  Knight?

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Reading with The Green Knight 500

• The knights knew that King Arthur would admit his
  identity.

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Reading with Sir Gawain 100

• According to the Green Knight on the top of page
  678, his idea of a challenge is what?

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Reading with Sir Gawain 100

• A true test of a mans courage.

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Reading with Sir Gawain 200

• . After the Green Knight issues his challenge,
  which word best describes his facial expression
  at the bottom of page 678?

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Reading with Sir Gawain 200

• Supercilious

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Reading with Sir Gawain 300

• At the top of page 679, what excuse does King
  Arthur use for none of his knights responding to
  the Green Knights challenge?

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Reading with Sir Gawain 300

• The knights thought the contest was stupid and
  ridiculous.

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Reading with Sir Gawain 400

• On page 679, why does Sir Gawain say that if King
  Arthur dies, the entire kingdom will be lost?

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Reading with Sir Gawain 400

• Sir Gawain tries to convince King Arthur to allow
  him to accept the challenge of the Green Knight.

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Reading with Sir Gawain 500

• At the bottom of page 679, what is King Arthurs
  belief about Sir Gawains having to face the
  Green Knight in a year and one day?

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Reading with Sir Gawain 500

• King Arthur doubts that Sir Gawain will have to
  face the Green Knight afterward.

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Brave Interpretations 100

• Reread lines 24-39 on page 674. What inference
  can you make about the kingdom of King Arthur and
  Queen Guinevere?

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Brave Interpretations 100

• Their kingdom is wealthy and the atmosphere is
  festive.

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Brave Interpretations 200

• Reread lines 40-50 on page 674. What inference
  can you make about the cultural values of the
  people who lived during the time of King Arthur?

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Brave Interpretations 200

• They were an obedient society who respected their
  leader and his authority.

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Brave Interpretations 300

• On page 675, what does the Green Knights
  entrance reveal about him as a character?

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Brave Interpretations 300

• THE GREEN KNIGHT LACKS THE MANNERS OF A TRUE
  KNIGHT.

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Brave Interpretations 400

• Reread lines 116-127 on page 676. What does King
  Arthurs reaction to the Green Knight reveal
  about King Arthurs character in this situation?

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Brave Interpretations 400

• King Arthur is courteous and respectful toward
  the Green Knight.

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Brave Interpretations 500

• Reread page 677. Why does the Green Knight come
  to the kingdom with a sprig of holly and
  virtually unarmed for battle?

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Brave Interpretations 500

• The Green Knight wanted to challenge King
  Arthurs knights, not fight them. .

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A Knights Inferences 100

• What is the Green Knights reaction to Sir Gawain
  in lines 230-239 on page 680?

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A Knights Inferences 100

• The Green Knight behaves in a more respectful way
  toward Sir Gawain.

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A Knights Inferences 200

• Why does Sir Gawain return to seek the Green
  Knight in a year and one day?

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• Sir Gawain promised, and a knight must keep his
  promise.

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• The mood that is established in the exposition is

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• FESTIVE AND/OR JOYFUL.

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• What does the Green Knights treatment of Sir
  Gawain when he returns in a year and one day
  reveal about the Green Knight?

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A Knights Inferences 400

• The Green Knight possesses some compassion,
  and/or he reveres chivalry.

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A Knights Inferences 500

• When Sir Gawain accepts the challenge of the
  Green Knight, what part of the code of chivalry
  does he exhibit?

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• BRAVERY AND/OR COURAGE AND/OR LOYALTY AND/OR
  COURTESY.