Glossary
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| Words (or words that have the same definition) | The definition is case sensitive | (Optional) Image to display with the definition [Not displayed in Glossary, only in pop-up on pages] | (Optional) Caption for Image | (Optional) External or Internal Link | (Optional) Source for Definition |
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| (Eg. "Genetic, Hereditary, DNA ...") | (Eg. "Relating to genes or heredity") |  |
The infamous double helix | https://bio.libretexts.org/ | CC-BY-SA; Delmar Larsen |
| Word(s) | Definition | Image | Caption | Link | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| allegory | the use of characters or events in a literary work to represent abstract ideas or concepts | ||||
| alliterative revival | a resurgent use of the alliterative verse form of oral Old English poetry such as Beowulf | ||||
| anchoress | a woman called to a contemplative life closed away from other people | ||||
| beast epic | a fable, often allegorical, that features animal characters | ||||
| bob and wheel | a group of five short lines at the end of an alliterative verse rhyming ABABA | ||||
| chivalry | the code of conduct which bound and defined a knight’s behavior | ||||
| courtly love | rules governing the behavior of knights and ladies in a ritualistic, formalized system of flirtation | ||||
| cycle plays | a sequence of plays portraying all the major events of the Bible, from the fall of Satan to the last judgment | ||||
| exemplum | a moral tale, often used to illustrate a point in a sermon | ||||
| fabliau | a humorous, bawdy tale, often including satire of foolish characters | ||||
| Great Chain of Being | the metaphor used in the Middle Ages to describe the social hierarchy believed to be created by God | ||||
| Green Man | a character in ancient fertility myths representing spring and the renewal of life | ||||
| links | conversations among the various pilgrims between the stories to tie the stories together | ||||
| medieval romance | a narrative, in either prose or poetry, presenting a knight and his adventures | ||||
| morality plays | a play depicting representative characters in moral dilemmas with both the good and the evil parts of their character struggling for dominance | ||||
| Pearl Poet | the unidentified author of Pearl, Patience, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | ||||
| saint’s legend | a story depicting the life and martyr’s death of a saint | ||||
| showing | a word used in the Middle Ages to describe a manifestation, a revelation, a dream, or a vision, usually of a religious nature |