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YASMIN GRACE M.

GALLARDO
BSE ENGLISH 3A

ACTIVITY 10 – ONE LAST TIME

ANNOTATED READING LIST

TITLE OF THE LITERARY LITERARY PERIOD GIST OF THE LITERARY


PIECES AND ITS PIECE
LITERARY GENRE
Beowulf Old English Period The story revolves
Anglo Saxon Period primarily around
Grendel and Beowulf Beowulf's journey as a
XII hero through Hrothgar's
Beowulf’s fight with universe, wherein he
Grendel’s Mother XXIII was ordered to execute
Beowulf’s last battle the treacherous monster,
XXXV Grendel and his mother.
However, due to
An epic poem on valor, Beowulf’s death after
notorious knight, and conquering his last
righteousness competitor, a fierce
dragon he crowned a
new king for the land
minutes before his
passing.

The Canterbury Tales of Middle English Period The Nuns Priests Tale
Geoffrey Chaucer Medieval Period revolves around the
captivating story of a
The Nun's Priestess Tale rooster named
The Pardoner's Tale Chantecleer, a carefully
depicted rooster, with
A book's composed of short seven wives and
stories or stories that serves as a Pertelote, whom
compilation of each of the Chantecleer adores most
characters story entry. Both the or his favorite per se.
Nun’s Priestess Tale and the Chantecleer experiences
Pardoner’s tale is two different a nightmare where he
tales that is a part of the whole witnesses his demise at
compilation or a variety of tales. the hands of an
unknown assailant. To
his dismay this
nightmare becomes a
reality when he is
targeted by a fox who
attempts to take his life
ultimately leading to an
unexpected turn of
events as the cabin
collapses.
The story regarding The
Pardoner’s Tale narrates
what occurred to the
three young men who
had been looking to
Death for recompense
for the death of their
friend. While on their
way in search for him,
they unintentionally
stumbled upon gold
treasures that they
enthusiastically take
with them and on the
latter part none of them
survived due to their
greedy deeds in
selfishly keep the gold
for themselves.

Sir Gawain and The Green Middle English The Green Knight
Knight Medieval Period attended spent
Christmas Eve with
A piece considered as a Metrical King Arthur and his
Romance along with heroism, knights. Not until the
nobility, and chivalrous acts. Green Knight appeared
challenging anyone
putting their courage
and nobility to the test.
Just about King Arthur
voluntarily accept the
challenge, Sir Gawain
then took his place in a
decapitation challenge.
After beheading the
Green Knight, the
knight then told Sir
Gawain that in a year
and a days-time, he will
take his turn and
decapitate his head too.
The Green Knight then
shows up in front of Sir
Gawain, but rather than
doing the favor of
decapitating him. Sir
Gawain was then
praised and respected by
the knight due to
proving that he is
worthy of a chivalrous
knight.
The Passionate Shepherd to His Renaissance Period Present in the poetry,
Love by C. Marlowe the speaker expresses
hid deep admiration for
Pastoral Poem his significant one. The
shepherd delivered his
lines in which we can
vividly see what
wonders awaits his
significant one if she
was ever to love him
back. He wishes to offer
all the riches in the land
just for her.
Sonnet XVIII by W. Renaissance Period The contrast between
Shakespeare his love compared to
summer; how far fetch
The deliverance of the that she is more than
speaker regarding his just a summers day.
affection to his love. That her beauty never
fades. For as long as
this piece lives, her
beauty and soul shall
never fade

Epigrams by A. Pope Enlightenment and Depicts that the whole


Restoration Period piece is merely
Epigram contained with morality
and reality.

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