SGGK Parts 1 and 2 Flashcard

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What time of year is it at the beginning of SGGK when the Green Knight arrives at Camelot?

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Christmastide

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Who is the first person to accept the Green Knight's challenge?

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Arthur

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How is Gawain related to King Arthur?

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Gawain is Arthur’s nephew.

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The pentangle (5-pointed star) on Gawain's shield represents all of the following except: The 5 fives, Gawain’s perfection, the unending degree to which Gawain possesses the traits & qualities represented, Gawain’s leadership

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Gawain’s leadership

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1 of the 5 Fives are the 5 Joys of Mary. These 5 joys are: annunciation, nativity, resurrection, ascension, and assumption

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annunciation, nativity, resurrection, ascension, and assumption

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The 5 Fives consist of 5 senses, 5 fingers (physical perfection), 5 Chivalric Values, 5 Joys of Mother Mary, and

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5 wounds of Christ

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Pathetic Fallacy:

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A literary device where the setting and/or weather reflect the emotions or mindset of a character.

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Courtly Love:

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A set of idealized rules that outlined how man and women of nobility should behave toward each other

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Bob and Wheel

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A stanza form consisting of a group of long alliterative lines followed by a block of short rhyming lines

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All of the following are main themes in SGGK except for: A) Nature vs Human Society, B) The Futility of Human Constructions, C) The Viability of Chivalric Values

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The importance of heredity