Периоды английской литературы. Карпова В.А - 6 стр.

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alliteration -
m. typical, being an example of what other
members of the same group or type are like.
lyric -
n. a long poem of the adventures of a brave
man (or men).
message -
o. a short poem expressing strong personal
feelings.
saint -
p. a name given to a book, painting, play, etc.
III. Decide what part of speech is needed in the blanks. Change the original
word to the appropriate form.
1. call
The Old English language, also _______ Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest form
of English.
2. suffer
"Beowulf" tells us of fights and brave deeds, of the speeches of the leader
and the _______ of his men.
3. religion
We know the names of two Old English poets, Caedmon and Cynewulf.
Cynewulf's poems are _______ , and were probably written in the second
half of the eight century.
4. speak
It is true to say that Old English was _______ from about A D 600 to about
1100.
5. rule
King Alfred was not only an able warrior but also a dedicated scholar and a
wise ________.
6. invade
Old English was spoken in the British Isles between the Anglo-Saxons
________ in the fifth century and the Norman conquest in the eleventh.
7. alliterative
A good example of consonantal ________ is Coleridge's lines:
The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow followed free.
8. anthologist
The Bible is sometimes considered an ________ and so is the Koran.
9.
chronicle
A few old secular plays ________ the adventures of Robin Hood, but most
plays from the Middle Ages to the time of Elizabeth are religious.
10. invade
On 14 October 1066 an ________ army from Normandy defeated the
English at the Battle of Hastings.
IV. Fill in each of the blanks with the word that best fits the sentence. Change
the part of speech when necessary. 
       alliteration -    m. typical, being an example of what other
                           members of the same group or type are like.
              lyric -    n. a long poem of the adventures of a brave
                           man (or men).
         message -       o. a short poem expressing strong personal
                           feelings.
             saint -     p. a name given to a book, painting, play, etc.

III.   Decide what part of speech is needed in the blanks. Change the original
       word to the appropriate form.
1. call
   The Old English language, also _______ Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest form
   of English.
2. suffer
   "Beowulf" tells us of fights and brave deeds, of the speeches of the leader
   and the _______ of his men.
3. religion
   We know the names of two Old English poets, Caedmon and Cynewulf.
   Cynewulf's poems are _______ , and were probably written in the second
   half of the eight century.
4. speak
   It is true to say that Old English was _______ from about A D 600 to about
   1100.
5. rule
   King Alfred was not only an able warrior but also a dedicated scholar and a
   wise ________.
6. invade
   Old English was spoken in the British Isles between the Anglo-Saxons
   ________ in the fifth century and the Norman conquest in the eleventh.
7. alliterative
   A good example of consonantal ________ is Coleridge's lines:
                   The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
                   The furrow followed free.
8. anthologist
   The Bible is sometimes considered an ________ and so is the Koran.
9. chronicle
   A few old secular plays ________ the adventures of Robin Hood, but most
   plays from the Middle Ages to the time of Elizabeth are religious.
10.invade
   On 14 October 1066 an ________ army from Normandy defeated the
   English at the Battle of Hastings.

IV.      Fill in each of the blanks with the word that best fits the sentence. Change
         the part of speech when necessary.

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