Middle Ages Literature Review

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Middle AgesLiterature Review
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ONE

• A. Consists of Inferno, Purgatorio, and
  Paradiso.
• B. The story of Charlemagnes expedition against
  the Muslims in Spain.
• C. Rolands magical horn.
• D. Translated into English Song of Deeds.
• E. Dantes guide through Inferno, and
  Purgatorio.

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TWO

• A. This is an example of an allegory.
• B. Everyday language
• C. The evil force in Song of Roland.
• D. Rolands unbreakable sword.
• E. Translated into English Honeysuckle

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THREE

• A. Who wrote The Divine Comedy? What is his
  nationality?
• B. What poem did Marie de France write?
• C. The Divine Comedy consists of 100 _________.
• What is the first section of The Divine Comedy
  called?
• Chrétien de Troyes wrote this.

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FOUR

• A. This means chapters.
• B. He is the symbol of human reason.
• C. This is a direct comparison between two
  unlike things.
• D. This poem tells the story of Tristan and
  Iseult.
• E. This contains references to a lance that
  bleeds and the grail.

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FIVE

• A. List three qualities of an epic hero.
• B. Who are the Saracens in Song of Roland?
• C. What keeps Perceval from asking a question of
  the Fisher King?
• D. She is the symbol of divine love.
• E. Roland's loyal friend.

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SIX

• A. The story of a group of thirty people who
  travel as pilgrims to Canterbury.
• B. "Chevrefoil" is an example of what poetic
  form?
• C. This literary form celebrates good warriors
  who defeat evil and restore order.
• D. This is considered the national epic of
  France.
• E. Explain the extended metaphor contained in
  "Chevrefoil."

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SEVEN

• This story focuses on answering the question
  What do women want?
• This young man is ridiculed at Arthurs court due
  to his crude manners.
• C. Italian poet.
• D. Satans three faces and Dantes journey
  through hell, purgatory, and paradise are this.
• E. A story that binds together several different
  narratives a story within a story.

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EIGHT

• A. Characters who undergo an intrinsic change in
  a piece of literature.
• B. This was written in Middle English.
• C. The Divine Comedy is written in this.
• D. He is Charles the Greats vassal.
• E. This creates a comparison over several lines
  of a poem or throughout the entire poem.