English 12

Macbeth First Quarter Test Part I: 1. A. The speaker of the quote is Macbeth B. Macbeth is at a banquet in King Duncan's palace. C. Macbeth raises a toast to everyone at the table and to his friend, Banquo. D. Macbeth believes he sees Banquo as a ghost. E. Macbeth receives word from the first murderer that Banquo is dead, but that Fleance escaped. 2. A. Lady Macbeth. B. Lady Macbeth is talking to Macbeth. C. This conversation is taking place in the castle, outside the dining room. D...

12th Grade English 1 st Quarter Exercise on Beowulf Part I. Short Answers (60 points total) 1. Grendel’s ancestors descended from the cursed blood line of Cain the evil son of Adam and Eve in the Bible. Moreover, Cain was punished with guilt and banished to the land of Nod by God for the murder of his brother Abel. Furthermore, the poem states his spawns were monsters from myth, with trolls, goblins, and giants. 2. Beowulf defends himself from ridicule with his account of the race he s...

12th Grade English 1 st Quarter Exercise on The Canterbury Tales Prologue Part I. Identification (30 points total) 1. “But he would not be kept by rain or thunder,” is an example of the dedication of the Parson to his parishioners. Explicitly stating that no matter the weather he would faithfully perform his priestly duties for his parishioners. 2. The Woman of Bath with “Her stockings were of finest scarlet-red, laced lightly,” the extravagance of her stockings indicated she had...

English 12 3.06 Discussion-Based Assessment 3.01 Poetry Handbook: Structure Rhythm The way a poem sounds is often just as important as what it says. Poets select and place words intentionally to establish rhythm in their work, which enhances meaning and makes the poetry memorable. Nursery rhymes like, “Jack and Jill Went up the Hill,” are easy to remember because they use a repetitive sing-song rhythm. The majority of the songs that end up stuck in your head probably also have an inf...