vocabulary
Beowulf
The Battles
Names
The Language
100
a pauses in a line of poetry usually indicated by a comma or a period in the middle of the line
What is a caesura
100
What is Beowulf's main reason for taking his men to Denmark?
What is to defeat the monster, Grendel
100
How do we know that Beowulf believed in fair play?
What is he refused to use weapons in the battle with Grendel
100
The ruler of Denmark
What is Hrothgar
100
Epic poems where first developed...?
What is orally
200
a two or three word metaphorical phrase that replaces a noun
What is a kenning
200
Hrothgar's warrior knew that Beowulf was a hero based on...
What is his looks and his weapons
200
At the end of the battle with Grendel, the poet attributes Grendel's defeat to whom?
What is GOD
200
The ruler of the Geats
What is Higlac
200
When paraphrases a reader should...
What is focus on key ideas and details
300
Making up for a wrong or an injury
What is reparation
300
An epic poem celebrates the live of a...
What is a hero
300
What does Beowulf mean when he says he want to "purge all evil from this hall?"
What is he want to get rid of it
300
Unferth
What is Danish warrior who doubted Beowulf's bravery
300
An appositive phrase...
What is explains or renames a noun or pronoun
400
comfort or relief
What is solace
400
Beowulf was likely composed around what century?
What is 5th or 6th
400
Why does Wiglaf think he and his comrades should help Beowulf fight the dragon?
What is they promised to repay him for his kindness with their LIVES
400
Beowulf's sword
What is Hrunting
400
The Latin root -sol- means
What is to comfort
500
disgusting
What is loathsome
500
Beowulf is a real person who is known to have existed during the 5th or 6th century
What is nope
500
The reputation of warriors such a Hrothgar and Beowulf were made on the ....
What is the battlefield
500
Warrior who would not leave Beowulf during the battle with the dragon
What is Wiglaf
500
Old English is derived mostly from what language?
What is German
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