Question

a for each question, write the word that tells whether it describes a■ deed■ contest■ pattern■ quest1. __________________ the hero must climb a mountain and sail a treacherous sea to win the heart of a lady.2. ________________ the hero managed to knock the opposing jouster off his horse with his lance.3. ________________ the hero must search for clues in a well, a cave, and in a raging river.4. __________________ the hero saves the village by chasing away an ogre.b what elements typical of legends does this excerpt from sir gawain and the green knight show? write them on the line.for he was clad all in green, with a straight coat, and a mantle above; all decked and lined with fur was the cloth and the hood that was thrown back from his locks and lay on his shoulders. hose had he of the same green, and spurs of bright gold with silken fastenings richly worked; and all his vesture was verily green. around his waist and his saddle were bands with fair stones set upon silken work, twere too long to tell of all the trifles that were embroidered thereon—birds and insects in gay gauds of green and gold. all the trappings of his steed were of metal of like enamel, even the stirrups that he stood in stained of the same, and stirrups and saddle-bow alike gleamed and shone with green stones. even the steed on which he rode was of the same hue, a green horse, great and strong, and hard to hold, with broidered bridle, meet for the rider.

Explanation:

For Section A:

1. The hero's long, difficult journey to achieve a goal matches the definition of "quest".
2. The hero competing against another jouster is a "contest".
3. The hero's long search for clues is a "quest".
4. The hero's action of saving the village is a brave "deed".

For Section B:
The excerpt shows a larger-than-life, supernatural figure (the fully green knight and his green horse, which is an extraordinary, non-realistic detail) and elaborate, symbolic heroic regalia, both common elements of legends.

Answer:

Section A

1. quest
2. contest
3. quest
4. deed

Section B

• A larger-than-life, supernatural heroic figure (the entirely green knight and his matching green steed, an extraordinary, unrealistic character)
• Elaborate, symbolic heroic regalia (the highly detailed, ornate green and gold clothing and horse trappings)