Year 7

Frame Narrative and Poetic Form

Year 7

Frame Narrative and Poetic Form

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about frame narrative and poetic form, and explore how Chaucer uses them in 'The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale'

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is a frame narrative?
A frame narrative is a long story with one clear narrator
Correct answer: A frame narrative is a story that contains one or more shorter stories within it
A frame narrative is a story told by a narrator who is not a character in the story
Q2.
What is an example of a frame narrative?
An example of a frame narrative is 'Beowulf'
Correct answer: An example of a frame narrative is 'The Canterbury Tales'
An example of a frame narrative is 'The Knight's Tale'
Q3.
What is iambic pentameter?
Iambic pentameter is a line of poetry with 12 syllables
Correct answer: Iambic pentameter is a line of poetry with 5 pairs of syllables.
Iambic pentameter is when all of the words in a line rhyme
Q4.
Where might we see iambic pentameter being used?
We see iambic pentameter being used in ' The Odyssey'
We see iambic pentameter being used in 'Harry Potter'
Correct answer: We see iambic pentameter being used in 'The Canterbury Tales'.
Q5.
What are heroic couplets?
Heroic couplets are when all lines rhyme
Correct answer: Heroic couplets are when pairs of lines written in iambic pentameter rhyme
Heroic couplets are when rhyming lines use words about heroes and bravery.