| A | B |
|---|
| High Adventure, Code of Chivalry, Courtly Love | Medieval Literature |
| Literature was a branch of rhetoric, a return to the classics (Greek and Roman literature) | Renaissance Literature |
| Portrays The Harsh Realities of Everyday Life | Realistic Literature |
| Nature, Emotion, Individualism | Romantic Literature |
| a poem that relates a story | Narrative poem |
| a poem that expresses emotions, feelings and thoughts | Lyric Poem |
| a 14-line, lyric poem that is written in iambic pentameter | Sonnet |
| the culture in which the story took place | cultural context |
| he body of songs, stories, and poems preserved by being past from generations by word of mouth | oral tradition |
| basic plot, character, symbol, or idea that recurs in the literature of many culture | archetype |
| long, narrative poem about the adventures of gods or heroes | epic quest |
| a person or part-god that goes on a quest (typically strong, honest, respectful). | epic hero |
| when the author directly tells the audience about the character | direct characterization |
| when other characters tell the audience about the character | indirect characterization |
