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Allegory
Ans: A narrative with both a literal and metaphorical meaning
Amplification
Ans: When the author adds more information to a sentence
Arthurian legend
Ans: Series of legends revolving around the adventures of King
Arthur and his knights of the Round Table
Assonance
Ans: Repetition of vowel sounds
Burlesque
Ans: To give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly
Caesura
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Ans: When a strong phrasal pause falls within a line of verse
Canon
Ans: Works that are thought to be genuinely written by a
particular author
Class
Ans: Different groups of people based on socioeconomic status
Consonance
Ans: Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more
words in close proximity
Courtly love
Ans: An idealized and often illicit form of love
Medieval/Renaissance literature where a knight or courtier
devotes himself to a noblewoman (usually married) and feigns
indifference to preserve her reputation
Diction
Ans: A writer's or speaker's choice of words
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Digression
Ans: A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or
writing
Epic
Ans: A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Estates
Ans: An extensive area of land owned by one person, family, or
organization
Exemplar
Ans: An example or model, especially an ideal one
Fabliau
Ans: A short comic or satiric tale in verse dealing with middle
or low class characters
Four-stress line
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Ans: Four feet in a line of verse
Kennings
Ans: Phrases that are an elaborate and indirect way of naming
persons, places things (nouns)
Lay
Ans: A song
Literary periods
Ans: Spans of time for literature that share intellectual,
linguistic, religious, and artistic influences
Manuscript
Ans: A handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book
Onomatopoeia
Ans: A word whose sound seems to duplicate the sound it
denotes
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ENGL 200 - Queen's University Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Allegory
Ans: A narrative with both a literal and metaphorical meaning
Amplification
Ans: When the author adds more information to a sentence
Arthurian legend
Ans: Series of legends revolving around the adventures of King
Arthur and his knights of the Round Table
Assonance
Ans: Repetition of vowel sounds
Burlesque
Ans: To give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly
Caesura
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Ans: When a strong phrasal pause falls within a line of verse
Canon
Ans: Works that are thought to be genuinely written by a
particular author
Class
Ans: Different groups of people based on socioeconomic status
Consonance
Ans: Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more
words in close proximity
Courtly love
Ans: An idealized and often illicit form of love
Medieval/Renaissance literature where a knight or courtier
devotes himself to a noblewoman (usually married) and feigns
indifference to preserve her reputation
Diction
Ans: A writer's or speaker's choice of words
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Digression
Ans: A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or
writing
Epic
Ans: A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Estates
Ans: An extensive area of land owned by one person, family, or
organization
Exemplar
Ans: An example or model, especially an ideal one
Fabliau
Ans: A short comic or satiric tale in verse dealing with middle
or low class characters
Four-stress line
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Ans: Four feet in a line of verse
Kennings
Ans: Phrases that are an elaborate and indirect way of naming
persons, places things (nouns)
Lay
Ans: A song
Literary periods
Ans: Spans of time for literature that share intellectual,
linguistic, religious, and artistic influences
Manuscript
Ans: A handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book
Onomatopoeia
Ans: A word whose sound seems to duplicate the sound it
denotes
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