Beowulf
written when?
around 900
4 common values
generosity
courage
loyalty
courtesy
the people who invaded England in 1066
the Normans
is a figure of speech in which two words are combined in order to form a poetic expression
kenning
To change from liquid to solid; to thicken
congeal
language
he is in the Canterbury Tales' prologue and was the Archbishop of Canterbury before getting murdered
Thomas a Beckett
a description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something
characterization
Often quiet or silent; inclined to talk very little
taciturn
type of poem
traditional epic poem
3 tribes that composed the Germanic invasion in England
the Jutes, the Saxons and the Angles
language spoken/written by the educated
Latin
a reference to something else. It’s when a writer mentions some other work, or refers to an earlier part of the current work.
allusion
Holding together; comprehensible
coherent
name of the hero, monster and king
Beowulf, Grendel, Hrothgar
they believed it determined most of life's outcomes.
Wyrd - Fate
new ideal created by the Crusades
chivalry
words that begin with the same sound are placed close together. It often involves repetition of letters, most importantly, it is a repetition of sounds.
alliteration
synonym for critical
carping
Grendel dies after Beowulf tears his arm off at the shoulder during a bare-handed fight in the mead-hall. Grendel loses too much blood and dies in his lair.
Poetry followed a strong ------------ it helped memorization and gave space to add new parts
beat and alliteration
royal line that ends the Middles Ages era and starts the Renaissance
the Tudors
is language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader
imagery
synonym for relevant
germane