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Diagnostic and literary period terms and comprehension

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An element usually found in a ballad.   refrain  
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To aid in characterization, an author might do all of the following.   -describe the character's appearance -depict how others respond to the character -show how the character speaks and acts  
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What is a word analogy?   two pairs of words with the same relationship  
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What makes up a couplet?   two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme  
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Situational irony occurs when...   what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected  
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To ridicule with the intention of reforming is to ______ something.   satirize  
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A brief story that teaches a moral or practical lesson about life is...   a fable  
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The narrator of a story can reveal his or her character through...   the story's subject and tone  
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One true statement about the etymology of words states...   different meanings of a word can have different origins  
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Half rhymes(aka approximate rhymes) are words that...   share similar but not identical sounds  
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After William the Conqueror triumphed at the Battle of Hastings, England changed because of its...   adoption of the Norman feudal system  
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The Black Death ultimately resulted in...   freedom of the serfs and greater power for the lower classes  
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How did the Crusades influence everyday life in England?   They exposed the English to other civilizations.  
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What was the most positive effect of the medieval church?   The fostering of common beliefs and symbols.  
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Why did the yeoman class become the backbone of England?   The result of the Hundred Years' War between England and France.  
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--The development of lower, middle, and upper-middle classes --The eventual collapse of the European feudal system --The rise of "people's art" such as the ballad and the mystery play WERE CAUSED BY...   the growth of the cities in the Middle Ages  
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Feudalism's religious concept of hierarchy...   a caste system of lords, vassals, and serfs  
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas a Becket's, martyrdom in 1170 caused...   greater power in England for the Church of Rome  
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The social positions of women in rank, during the Middle Ages was determined by...   the status of their husbands or fathers  
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The renewal of older, democratic ideals was brought on by...   the signing of the Magna Carta by King John at Runnymede  
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