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What is a poetic frame narrative?

 Part 1 (30%): Instructions: using the word bank provided in Part 1 of this exam, answer each of the fill-in-the-blank questions with the term that fits best. Once an option from the word bank has been used, it will not appear again. Several terms from the word bank will not be used.

During which season do the pilgrims begin their journey in “The Canterbury Tales”?

In Anglo Saxon society, a  __________________ was known as  a bard or a storyteller. 

What is the function of a mead hall in Anglo-Saxon society?

Short answer:  Please answer this question with at least 2-3 full sentences. Choose one of the frame narratives we have read this semester and explain the inner frame of the story and the outer frame. 

Short answer:  Please answer this question with at least 3-4 full sentences. This question has two parts.  First, name at least five of the seven traits of an epic hero. Out of the characters we have read about so far, who is the best representative of an epic hero?   How? 

Which character in Beowulf is most known as a good example of comitatus? Why?

In poetic meter, what does the term “caesura” refer to?

Which of the following characteristics is typical of an epic poem?