Wife of Bath's tale.
Folk tale.
A folk tale is set in a realistic environment with normal people, it has magical elements and a lesson at the end. The wife of bath has all of these features and it is a folk tale. There are normal charcters such as Amanda and Sir Codsbrain at the time. It is set in a plain and a castle. The lesson in the story is that women most desire power and it is better to love someone properly than just love anyone pretty. Something magical happens when the old lady changes in to a beautiful young lady. Most of the characters are normal because they are just normal folk and just people with no super powers or magic. A plain and a castle was a normal environment at the time. The old lady uses her powers to transform into a beautiful young lady. He learns this lesson by having to listen to everything the queen Guinevere. He also learns that loving someone ugly can work out very well by having to marry tha old lady who turns into a beautiful lady. Because of all these features like it's normal folk, elements of magic and a lesson at the end of the story, the Wife of Bath's tale is a folk tale.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Third paragraph
The pardoner's tale
Morality tale.
A morality tale has a moral throughout the story. A feature of the pardoner's tale is a moral at the end which makes it A morality tale. The moral at the end is if you are looking for death you probably will find it. The most important feature of a morality tale is a moral and the pardoner's tale has one. Tom, Dick and Harry's leader Ambrosius dies and the gany decides to look for death. They run into a man who says he saw death. They go to the place the man told them to go to and find bags of gold. Their own greed for more gold kills them all. One dies with a knife in the back and two die because of poison. A thing to mention, is that it's human characters, such as Dick, Tom and Harry, differ it from a fable because a fable usually has animal characters and a moral. Because of the story's moral and human characters it is a morality tale.
Morality tale.
A morality tale has a moral throughout the story. A feature of the pardoner's tale is a moral at the end which makes it A morality tale. The moral at the end is if you are looking for death you probably will find it. The most important feature of a morality tale is a moral and the pardoner's tale has one. Tom, Dick and Harry's leader Ambrosius dies and the gany decides to look for death. They run into a man who says he saw death. They go to the place the man told them to go to and find bags of gold. Their own greed for more gold kills them all. One dies with a knife in the back and two die because of poison. A thing to mention, is that it's human characters, such as Dick, Tom and Harry, differ it from a fable because a fable usually has animal characters and a moral. Because of the story's moral and human characters it is a morality tale.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Second paragraph
The nuns priest's tale
Fable
A fable has mostly animal charcters, which can usually talk, and a moral throughout the story. The Nuns Priest's tale has both of these features and therefore is a fable. The characters are a talking cock called Chaunticleer, a hen called Pertelote and a fox named Sir. Russel Fox. In the story Chaunticleer says "No fear! I'll see us both damned first!", Pertelote says "Oh Chaunticleer, your dream came true..." and Sir Russell Fox says "Shucks! I'd better go and raid some dustbins!". At the end the moral is to be careful against flatterers and to keep your mouth shut when it's not supposed to be open. This story is a fable because of it's talking animal characters such as Chaunticleer, Pertelote and Sir Russell Fox and a lesson at the end, which is to be careful against flattery and to not open your mouth when it's supposed to be closed. These were the examples which prove that the nuns priest's tale is a fable.
Fable
A fable has mostly animal charcters, which can usually talk, and a moral throughout the story. The Nuns Priest's tale has both of these features and therefore is a fable. The characters are a talking cock called Chaunticleer, a hen called Pertelote and a fox named Sir. Russel Fox. In the story Chaunticleer says "No fear! I'll see us both damned first!", Pertelote says "Oh Chaunticleer, your dream came true..." and Sir Russell Fox says "Shucks! I'd better go and raid some dustbins!". At the end the moral is to be careful against flatterers and to keep your mouth shut when it's not supposed to be open. This story is a fable because of it's talking animal characters such as Chaunticleer, Pertelote and Sir Russell Fox and a lesson at the end, which is to be careful against flattery and to not open your mouth when it's supposed to be closed. These were the examples which prove that the nuns priest's tale is a fable.
Friday, February 12, 2016
First paragraph
Knight's Tale
Chivalric Romance
A chivalric romance has love, and chivalric Knights. The knight's tale has both of these features and therefore it is a chivalric romance. Palamon and Arcite fall in love with Emily. It is Love at first sight. There's a joust at the end. The more romantic knight and therefore the most chivalric knight wins. This means that the story is a Chivalric romance because there are two chivalric knights who fight for the affection of Emily. Palamon and Arcite are chivalric Knights because if they were not, they would beat each other for their love for Emily and they would tell on each other that one of them escaped. The most chivalric knight loses the battle but wins the affection of Emily. Arcite wanted to beat Palamon to Emily while Palamon just wanted Emily therefore he is the most chivalric knight.There is love, there's a joust which decides on the fate of Emily and the two Knight. In conclusion, this story is a chivalric romance because it contains a romance between Emily, Arcite and Palamon and the two chivalric Knights.
Chivalric Romance
A chivalric romance has love, and chivalric Knights. The knight's tale has both of these features and therefore it is a chivalric romance. Palamon and Arcite fall in love with Emily. It is Love at first sight. There's a joust at the end. The more romantic knight and therefore the most chivalric knight wins. This means that the story is a Chivalric romance because there are two chivalric knights who fight for the affection of Emily. Palamon and Arcite are chivalric Knights because if they were not, they would beat each other for their love for Emily and they would tell on each other that one of them escaped. The most chivalric knight loses the battle but wins the affection of Emily. Arcite wanted to beat Palamon to Emily while Palamon just wanted Emily therefore he is the most chivalric knight.There is love, there's a joust which decides on the fate of Emily and the two Knight. In conclusion, this story is a chivalric romance because it contains a romance between Emily, Arcite and Palamon and the two chivalric Knights.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Canterbury Tales Genre
The Pardoner's Tale.
The pardoner's tale is a morality tale because of it's moral at the end and it's human characters. The Moral of the story is not to be looking for death or you will find him. Some of it's human characters are Harry, dick, Tom and the old man. It's human characters are a feature because if the characters were not human it would be a fable. And a moral in the story is the reason why it's a morality tale. This explains why it's morality tale.
The Nun's Priest.
The Nun's Priest story is a fable because of it's animal characters and it's moral at the end. Chaunticleer the cock is it's main character and the protagonist and Sir Russel Fox is the antagonist and also the catalyst. They are both not human characters.The moral of the story is to not fall for flattery and to keep your mouth shut when it's supposed to be shut. This explains why The Nun's Priest's story is a fable
The Wife of Bath
The wife of bath is a folk tale because of it's ordinary people and it teaches us not to flirt with everyone and don't think you are more important and better than people around you. It also has a small bit of of magic, when the old woman turned into a beautiful lady at the end The ordinary person is Amanda who's just a normal girl. It is also set in a realistic setting which is the fields and the castle. A small bit of magic, it has ordinary folk, a normal setting and a lesson at the end. This explains why The Wife of Bath's tale is a folk tale.
The Knight's tale.
The Knight's tale is a Chivalric Romance because it is about love and has a battle at the end. Also it could never happen. The two main characters (Arcite and Palamon) fall in love with Emily. This is the romance part of the tale. As a result of the love between the man and Emily, the two have a jousting competition and the winner get's Emily as a wife. This is the part where the battle takes place which results in the death of Arcite. This explains why The Knight's tale is a chivalric romance.
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Harry
Harry is a flat character and an archetype. He is foolish and he thinks he is funny [(Laughing because he thinks he’s funny) Harry!]. He is a Yob, yobo, yobbo [(joining Dick and Tom) By god’s teeth! This death character is as good as dead!].
Tom, Dick and Harry are archetypes.
Tom, Dick and Harry are archetypes.
Sir Codsbrain
Sir Codsbrain is a quite round character. He is stupid, doesn’t know when to stop [Amanda - (in disgust) Keep away from me, you repulsive maggot! Sir Codsbrain - (in pain) ooough! (Recovering himself) You’re just playing hard to get! Come here, my lovely, and i’ll give you a knight to remember!], very flirty [Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! (To a girl in the audience) Impressive, eh!], he is over the top and he can’t get over himself.
Thursday, February 4, 2016
The wife of Bath's tale.
Ordinary World: The wife of bath, Sir Codsbrain, Amanda, Guinivere, Arthur, Old Woman, Priest. It is set in the plains by the river, The woods, the castle.
Disruption: When queen Guinevere finds Sir Codsbrain flirting with Amanda. I think that Queen Guinevere is the catalyst because without her nothing special would happen.
Conflicts: When queen Guinevere finds Codsbrain flirting with Amanda(man vs man), when Sir Codsbrain doesn’t want to marry the old lady (man vs self), Queen Guinevere wants to decapitate sir Codsbrain but can’t (man vs self).
Climax: I think the climax of the story is when sir Codsbrain tells what women most desire to the Queen and then he gets married.
Outcomes: Sir Codsbrain gets married to the old lady, The old lady gets power over sir Codsbrain, The queen is happy about codsbrain’s marrige.
Disruption: When queen Guinevere finds Sir Codsbrain flirting with Amanda. I think that Queen Guinevere is the catalyst because without her nothing special would happen.
Conflicts: When queen Guinevere finds Codsbrain flirting with Amanda(man vs man), when Sir Codsbrain doesn’t want to marry the old lady (man vs self), Queen Guinevere wants to decapitate sir Codsbrain but can’t (man vs self).
Climax: I think the climax of the story is when sir Codsbrain tells what women most desire to the Queen and then he gets married.
Outcomes: Sir Codsbrain gets married to the old lady, The old lady gets power over sir Codsbrain, The queen is happy about codsbrain’s marrige.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Clock work
optimist
An optimist is someone who always sees the bright side of any situation — a trait that can be
either encouraging or annoying, depending on your frame of mind.
As the man fell and broke his leg, the optimist said “at least he didn’t die”.
pessimistic
Pessimistic describes the state of mind of someone who always expects the worst. A pessimistic
attitude isn't very hopeful, shows little optimism, and can be a downer for everyone else.
The man was being a real pessimist because, even though he won the gold medal, he said that he could've gotten a better score.
oscillate
On a hot day, you’ll be happy to have a fan that can oscillate, meaning it moves back and forth in a steady motion.
The hypnotist oscillated his watch to hypnotise his customer.
cog
100 An engine needs each of its part to work. It has gears which have wheels. Each wheel has cogs, or tiny teeth that fit together, making the wheel turn, the engine run. Every cog is essential to that engine.
The engine stopped working because one of the cogs didn’t fit.
Chime
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
As the conductor raised his hand the chime hit the balls to make a optimistic sound.
dynasty
A dynasty is a series of leaders in the same family, like the British Royal Family, or a local business dynasty, in which four generations have made their fortune at the family store.
If the King and queen would not have a child, the dynasty would end and that would be a catastrophe.
heir
If your grandfather leaves his candy factory to you in his will, it means you're the heir to the family candy business, and after your grandfather dies, you will inherit the factory.
The heir of the throne waited for the crowning ceremony.
glower
If you see someone glower at you, you might consider glowering back, but no one likes an angry staring contest. To glower is not only to stare, it's to stare angrily, as if you're going to throttle someone.
As my arch enemy walked past me, he gave me a glower which gave me shivers.
2.
Fritz = intelligent, creative, an awesome storyteller. They all enjoyed ghost stories, and Fritz’s in perticular, for he was a talented storyteller. Pg 15
Gretl = curious, intelligent, inconspicuous, a little girl. Gretl the little barmaid, the landlord’s daughter, was hurrying to and fro with foaming mugs and steaming plates. Pg 12
Karl = dark, gloomy, Sad, failure, depressed, lonely. Karl the apprentice nodded his thanks and went t sit by himself in the corner. His expression was dark and gloomy. Pg 12
2)Fritz = scared about his future because of the story. He fled to another part of Germany, and he was going to stop altogether, until he found he could earn lots of money by making speeches for politicians.Pg 92
Gretl = she is a clear thinker and makes good decisions but she was a bit scared. With her mind in a whirl, she was still able to guess part of what had happened, if not all of it, Pg 83
Karl = He has a pessimistic point of view and thinks he is a failure. ‘Put poison pill n, and I'll drink it then,’ Pg 16
3) Fritz = he acts scared and tries to runaway from trouble. He fled to another part of Germany, and he was going to stop altogether, until he found he could earn lots of money by making speeches for politicians. Pg 92
Gretl = in the beginning she was scared but then she acted intelligently and quickly. With her mind in a whirl, she was still able to guess part of what had happened, if not all of it, Pg 83
Karl = he acts as if he can't do anything and he is acting scared of the day they show his clock to the public. ‘Put poison in, and I'll drink it then,’ Pg 16
4)Fritz = He becomes more and more cowardly throughout the the story. Fritz the writer himself… Pg 15. He fled to another part of Germany, and he was going to stop altogether, until he found he could earn lots of money by making speeches for politicians. Pg 92
Gretl = She became less scared and more confident in her actions.
Karl = Karl becomes greedy after Dr. Kalmenius offers him help to make the clock.
5)Fritz = foil because he creates a beginning of a story that Gretl had to finish.
Gretl = protagonist because she overcomes her weaknesses and saves the boy
Karl = Foil because he gives into his weaknesses and dies.
6) Fritz = Fritz flees the town and stops telling stories.
Gretl = She saved Prince Florian. Prince Florian nodded, ...Pg 86
Karl = He is killed by Sir Ironsoul Nearer and nearer came the little knight… Pg 81
3. Pg. 16 What does the author mean by an artistic temperament?
How does he feel about the idea? Why?
The author thinks that the artistic temperament is pointless and real artists don’t have the artistic temperament.
4. Pg. 49 Princess Mariposa stood at the palace window, she heard the chiming of the cathedral clock, and said “I wish I had a child as sound as a bell and as true as a clock”, and when she had said those worthis uses simile and metaphoiftr?
By saying that she wanted a child as sound as a bell, she meant a really healthy child.
By saying the she wanted a child as true as a clock, I think she meant that the child she wants is on point like a clock.
When the answer said that princess mariposa’s heart lifted it was a metaphor for being hopeful.
5. The author uses clock terms and references throughout the story.
Find 5 from each part of the book (at least a sentence each, none from the same page please)
Describe what kind of language use each is.
1) In the old days when this story took place, time used to run by real clockwork. Pg. 1this sentence describes how time is run by real clockwork with gears and cogs unlike now where it's ran by digital clocks which run, powered by electricity.
2) tick, tock, tick, tock! Some stories are like tha. once you’ve wound them up, nothing will stop them. Blurb. This sentence contains Onomatopoeia.
3) Princess Mariposa's stood at the palace window, she heard the chiming of the cathedral clock, and said “I wish I had a child as sound as a bell and as true as a clock” pg. 49 This sentence uses two similes.
4) time is running out, like sand in an hour glass, which is another kind of a clock, after all. Pg.82 This sentence uses a simile.
5) Meanwhile, Karl had been preparing the place in the mechanism of the great clock that was set aside for his masterpiece. Pg. 70 this sentence uses good vocabulary and description.
An optimist is someone who always sees the bright side of any situation — a trait that can be
either encouraging or annoying, depending on your frame of mind.
As the man fell and broke his leg, the optimist said “at least he didn’t die”.
pessimistic
Pessimistic describes the state of mind of someone who always expects the worst. A pessimistic
attitude isn't very hopeful, shows little optimism, and can be a downer for everyone else.
The man was being a real pessimist because, even though he won the gold medal, he said that he could've gotten a better score.
oscillate
On a hot day, you’ll be happy to have a fan that can oscillate, meaning it moves back and forth in a steady motion.
The hypnotist oscillated his watch to hypnotise his customer.
cog
100 An engine needs each of its part to work. It has gears which have wheels. Each wheel has cogs, or tiny teeth that fit together, making the wheel turn, the engine run. Every cog is essential to that engine.
The engine stopped working because one of the cogs didn’t fit.
Chime
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
As the conductor raised his hand the chime hit the balls to make a optimistic sound.
dynasty
A dynasty is a series of leaders in the same family, like the British Royal Family, or a local business dynasty, in which four generations have made their fortune at the family store.
If the King and queen would not have a child, the dynasty would end and that would be a catastrophe.
heir
If your grandfather leaves his candy factory to you in his will, it means you're the heir to the family candy business, and after your grandfather dies, you will inherit the factory.
The heir of the throne waited for the crowning ceremony.
glower
If you see someone glower at you, you might consider glowering back, but no one likes an angry staring contest. To glower is not only to stare, it's to stare angrily, as if you're going to throttle someone.
As my arch enemy walked past me, he gave me a glower which gave me shivers.
2.
Fritz = intelligent, creative, an awesome storyteller. They all enjoyed ghost stories, and Fritz’s in perticular, for he was a talented storyteller. Pg 15
Gretl = curious, intelligent, inconspicuous, a little girl. Gretl the little barmaid, the landlord’s daughter, was hurrying to and fro with foaming mugs and steaming plates. Pg 12
Karl = dark, gloomy, Sad, failure, depressed, lonely. Karl the apprentice nodded his thanks and went t sit by himself in the corner. His expression was dark and gloomy. Pg 12
2)Fritz = scared about his future because of the story. He fled to another part of Germany, and he was going to stop altogether, until he found he could earn lots of money by making speeches for politicians.Pg 92
Gretl = she is a clear thinker and makes good decisions but she was a bit scared. With her mind in a whirl, she was still able to guess part of what had happened, if not all of it, Pg 83
Karl = He has a pessimistic point of view and thinks he is a failure. ‘Put poison pill n, and I'll drink it then,’ Pg 16
3) Fritz = he acts scared and tries to runaway from trouble. He fled to another part of Germany, and he was going to stop altogether, until he found he could earn lots of money by making speeches for politicians. Pg 92
Gretl = in the beginning she was scared but then she acted intelligently and quickly. With her mind in a whirl, she was still able to guess part of what had happened, if not all of it, Pg 83
Karl = he acts as if he can't do anything and he is acting scared of the day they show his clock to the public. ‘Put poison in, and I'll drink it then,’ Pg 16
4)Fritz = He becomes more and more cowardly throughout the the story. Fritz the writer himself… Pg 15. He fled to another part of Germany, and he was going to stop altogether, until he found he could earn lots of money by making speeches for politicians. Pg 92
Gretl = She became less scared and more confident in her actions.
Karl = Karl becomes greedy after Dr. Kalmenius offers him help to make the clock.
5)Fritz = foil because he creates a beginning of a story that Gretl had to finish.
Gretl = protagonist because she overcomes her weaknesses and saves the boy
Karl = Foil because he gives into his weaknesses and dies.
6) Fritz = Fritz flees the town and stops telling stories.
Gretl = She saved Prince Florian. Prince Florian nodded, ...Pg 86
Karl = He is killed by Sir Ironsoul Nearer and nearer came the little knight… Pg 81
3. Pg. 16 What does the author mean by an artistic temperament?
How does he feel about the idea? Why?
The author thinks that the artistic temperament is pointless and real artists don’t have the artistic temperament.
4. Pg. 49 Princess Mariposa stood at the palace window, she heard the chiming of the cathedral clock, and said “I wish I had a child as sound as a bell and as true as a clock”, and when she had said those worthis uses simile and metaphoiftr?
By saying that she wanted a child as sound as a bell, she meant a really healthy child.
By saying the she wanted a child as true as a clock, I think she meant that the child she wants is on point like a clock.
When the answer said that princess mariposa’s heart lifted it was a metaphor for being hopeful.
5. The author uses clock terms and references throughout the story.
Find 5 from each part of the book (at least a sentence each, none from the same page please)
Describe what kind of language use each is.
1) In the old days when this story took place, time used to run by real clockwork. Pg. 1this sentence describes how time is run by real clockwork with gears and cogs unlike now where it's ran by digital clocks which run, powered by electricity.
2) tick, tock, tick, tock! Some stories are like tha. once you’ve wound them up, nothing will stop them. Blurb. This sentence contains Onomatopoeia.
3) Princess Mariposa's stood at the palace window, she heard the chiming of the cathedral clock, and said “I wish I had a child as sound as a bell and as true as a clock” pg. 49 This sentence uses two similes.
4) time is running out, like sand in an hour glass, which is another kind of a clock, after all. Pg.82 This sentence uses a simile.
5) Meanwhile, Karl had been preparing the place in the mechanism of the great clock that was set aside for his masterpiece. Pg. 70 this sentence uses good vocabulary and description.
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