Sir Gawain and The Green Knight Part 1 Anticipation

1. Why does the Green Knight come seeking King Arthur? a. to give him a present b. to fight him c. to challenge him

2. What is the challenge that he offers them? a. you chop my head off and I’ll chop your head off later b. b. you eat my soup and I’ll eat your soup later c. c. fight me in hand to hand combat

3.Why does the Green Knight mock them? a. because no one accepts the challenge b. because he wants to make them mad c. because he is a mean person

4. Who accepts the challenge first? a. Arthur b. Gawain c. Guinevere

5.What reason does Gawain give for being the better candidate? a. he is the strongest and will do the King honor b. he is the weakest and the challenge is beneath that of the king c. he is not scared

6.How is Gawain related to King Arthur? a. son b. uncle c. nephew

7. What happens when Gawain swings the ax at the Green Knight’s neck? a. the knight is saved by a goddess b. the knight lifts his arm to protect himself and his arm is chopped off c. the knight’s head rolls off and sits on the floor

8.How does the Green Knight leave? a. he runs away while the members of the court, who have turned into an angry mob, chase him. b. he doesn’t c. he picks his head up off the floor and carries it to his horse, mounts, and rides away

9.What is Gawain supposed to do in 12 months? a. duel Arthur for Guinevere’s hand b. bury the Green Knight at the Green Chapel c. allow the Green Knight to take a swing at his own head

10. What do Gawain and Arthur do after the Green Knight rides away? a. try to clear the air and then party on b. lock all the doors and make everyone vow not to let the Green Knight in again c. put the Green Knight in the dungeon so he can never hurt anyone again.

Who is King Arthur?  Warrior?  King?  Legend?

Bob & Wheel  Alliterative voice  Group of 5 rhymed lines  Following unrhymed lines  At the end of a strophe Alliteration Repetition of Initial Consonant Sounds rhyme Repetition of Similar Sounds in 2 or more words strophe Structure of the rhyme; (in this case, ABABA)

Bob & Wheel  Bob: First line of the rhymed lines (5); last of the unrhymed lines  Wheel: The quatrain that follows the bob (4 lines)

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Example 1  Find the Alliteration in the Modern English version on page 9 of your packet

How does the structure of a piece add to the overall theme?

1. Why does the Green Knight come seeking King Arthur? a. to give him a present b. to fight him c. to challenge him

2. What is the challenge that he offers them? a. you chop my head off and I’ll chop your head off later b. b. you eat my soup and I’ll eat your soup later c. c. fight me in hand to hand combat

3.Why does the Green Knight mock them? a. because no one accepts the challenge b. because he wants to make them mad c. because he is a mean person

4. Who accepts the challenge first? a. Arthur b. Gawain c. Guinevere

5.What reason does Gawain give for being the better candidate? a. he is the strongest and will do the King honor b. he is the weakest and the challenge is beneath that of the king c. he is not scared

6.How is Gawain related to King Arthur? a. son b. uncle c. nephew

7. What happens when Gawain swings the ax at the Green Knight’s neck? a. the knight is saved by a goddess b. the knight lifts his arm to protect himself and his arm is chopped off c. the knight’s head rolls off and sits on the floor

8.How does the Green Knight leave? a. he runs away while the members of the court, who have turned into an angry mob, chase him. b. he doesn’t c. he picks his head up off the floor and carries it to his horse, mounts, and rides away

9.What is Gawain supposed to do in 12 months? a. duel Arthur for Guinevere’s hand b. bury the Green Knight at the Green Chapel c. allow the Green Knight to take a swing at his own head

10. What do Gawain and Arthur do after the Green Knight rides away? a. try to clear the air and then party on b. lock all the doors and make everyone vow not to let the Green Knight in again c. put the Green Knight in the dungeon so he can never hurt anyone again.