1. What is a sonnet poem?

Rep,rep

1. A sonnet, in English poetry, is a poem of fourteen lines, usually in iambic

pentameter, that has one of two regular rhyme schemes

1. A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in

English typically having ten syllables per line. For example: “when i have fears” by
john keats.

2. what is blank verse?

Blank verse is poetry written with regular metrical but unrhymed lines, almost
always in iambic pentameter. ... The play Arden of Faversham (around 1590 by an
unknown author) is a notable example of end-stopped blank verse.

verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameters.

3. Define metaphysical poetry? rep

Metaphysical poetry is a partially physical and partially spirituals subject matter is

some what divinely factors in human beings life.

The term metaphysical poets was coined by the critic Samuel Johnson to describe
a loose group of 17th-century English poets whose work was characterized by the
inventive use of conceits, and by a greater emphasis on the spoken rather than
lyrical quality of their verse.

4. What is ballad?

The ballad is a poem that is typically arranged in quatrains with the rhyme
scheme ABAB. Ballads are usually narrative, which means they tell a story. Ballads
began as folk songs and continue to be used today in modern music.

a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically
of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the
next.
 5. What is the actualname of prioress ?

Madam eglantine

6. Who was the guardian spirit of blinda?

Ariel, Belinda's guardian spirit. He tries to warn her that something dreadful may
happen and sets a guard of sylphs to protect his charge, but he is unsuccessful in
preventing the loss of the lock of hair. Umbriel. Umbriel, a spirit who takes over
when Ariel leaves Belinda.

7. How liong did it take satan to fall from heaven to hell?

A fall of nine days into Hell. Maybe it's just me, but ... If the fall took nine days,
how far into space was he when he started falling? A long way. ... Satan is going
to spend a good part of those nine days accelerating very slowly at the beginning
of his fall before quickly picking up speed toward the end.
But her main reason for eating their fruit is to acquire greater power, to become a “goddess”. She tells
Adam that “it was a divine effect which will open our eyes and makes us Gods.” She tells Adam that the
snake ate the fruit and nothing bad happened to it. Adam in return eats the fruit because he doesn’t
believe that he could take living without her. But her main reason for eating their fruit is to acquire
greater power, to become a “goddess”. She tells Adam that “it was a divine effect which will open our
eyes and makes us Gods.” She tells Adam that the snake ate the fruit and nothing bad happened to it.
Adam in return eats the fruit because he doesn’t believe that he could take living without her.

8. why does eve eat the forbidden fruit???

But her main reason for eating their fruit is to acquire greater power, to become a
“goddess”. She tells Adam that “it was a divine effect which will open our eyes
and makes us Gods.” She tells Adam that the snake ate the fruit and nothing bad
happened to it. Adam in return eats the fruit because he doesn’t believe that he
could take living without her.

9. which dialect did chaucer use for his poetry??

Chauser uses cast midland dialect for his poetry.

 10.What do you understand by renaissance?

 the Renaissance : the period of European history between the 14th and 17th
centuries when there was a new interest in science and in ancient art and
literature especially in Italy
 : a situation or period of time when there is a new interest in something that
has not been popular in a long time
 : a period of new growth or activity

the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in
Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking
the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
2.
the forms and treatments in art used during this period.
3.
(sometimes lowercase) any similar revival in the world of art and learning.
4.
(lowercase) a renewal of life, vigor, interest, etc.; rebirth; revival:
a moral renaissance.

11.What is a free verse ?

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular rhythm.

It is no regular meter or line being the and depends on natural speech rhythm and
the counterpoint.

12.How is a simile different from a meterphor?

1.Metaphors and similes both call attention to how two different things are
similar, so people listening to you can apply the qualities of one thing to the
other. The difference between metaphors and similes is that similes hit you over
the head with the comparison by using explicit words such as “like” or “as,” --
When Jon Bon Jovi sings “My heart is like an open highway,” that's a simile
because he used the word “like” to directly make the comparison. Metaphors, on
the other hand, don't use direct comparison words. When Tom Cochrane sings
“Life is a Highway,” that's a metaphor because there's no word such as "like" or
"as."

2.The difference between metaphors and similes is that similes hit you over the
head with the comparison by using explicit words such as “like” or “as,” -- When
Jon Bon Jovi sings “My heart is like an open highway,” that's a simile because he
used the word “like” to directly make the comparison.

3. Both metaphors and similes are literary devices used for figurative comparison.
A simile is a figurative comparison between two things using "like" or "as". ... A
metaphor is also a figurative comparison between two things, but does not use
"like" or "as"; the comparison is implied. Example: All the world's a stage.

13.what do you understand by understatement?

1 : a statement that represents something as smaller or less intense, or less

important than it really is : a statement that understates something

 To say Britain isn't good at coping with snow would be to exercise British
understatement.
 —Catherine Mayer

 We have been taught to value terseness and understatement …

 —Irving Howe

14.Define satire? rep

a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn. 2 :

trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly.

15.What is an allusion?

1: an implied or indirect reference especially in literature

 a poem that makes allusions to classical literature

2 : the act of making an indirect reference to something : the act of alluding to

something
 16.Define alliteration ? rep

: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring

words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) — called also
head rhyme, initial rhyme

17.What is a theme?

1 a : a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation

 guilt and punishment is the theme of the story

b : a specific and distinctive quality, characteristic, or concern

 the campaign has lacked a theme

2 : a melodic subject of a musical composition or movement

3 : a written exercise : composition

 a research theme

18.For what do the pilgrims go to canterbury?

1.Pilgrimage to Canterbury. Soon after the death of Thomas Becket, Pope

Alexander canonised him and the murdered priest was elevated to sainthood.
Becket's shrine at Canterbury now became the most important place in the
country for pilgrims to visit.

2.to seek the holy bless of martyr who helped them when they were sick.

19.Was st thomas a becket a great political leader?

He known as saint thomas of canterbury is well known historical and political

figure who became archbishop canterbury in 1162.

What are the major theme of surrey,s poetry ?

Experiences and incidents of his life with the king,s son as well as
love,worry,pain and sorrow are his major themes.

20. What is chaucer,s contribution to english literature?

21.Chaucer is sometimes called “the father of English literature” because he

was the one to start writing vernacular literature in English, instead of the
more prestigious French or Latin.

In Chaucer’s time, English was seen as the vulgar language of the common
people. The upper class spoke the elite languages (French and Latin), and
wrote their literature in those languages. There wasn’t much written in
English because only the rich could write, and they didn’t want to write in
*gasp* the common language.

22. Is eve to blame for the fall?

In the reaction after the fall Adam blames Eve that it is Eve who bears the
blame for the original sin and the fall from the garden ...

23.What is john donne considered to?

John Donne, (born sometime between Jan. 24 and June 19, 1572, London,
Eng.—died March 31, 1631, London), leading English poet of the
Metaphysical school and dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London (1621–31).
Donne is often considered the greatest love poet in the English language. He
is also noted for his religious verse and treatises and for his sermons, which
rank among the best of the 17th century.

24.what is a conceit?

A conceit is a kind of metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a

surprising and clever way. Often, conceits are extended metaphors that
dominate an entire passage or poem. Metaphysical poet John Donne was
known for his conceits (often called metaphysical conceits).

25.why did the associated people stay at tabard inn?