Literary Devices
The Mighty Water Witch is a Kenning referring to________.
Grendel's Mother
Beowulf says even kings must bow to this
Fate
Grendel is a descendant of this man.
Cain
Most of Beowulf warriors do this when they see the Dragon
Thye run away
Grendel is represented as this instead of a demon in the modern version
A Thug from Tampa
"That Famous prince fought with fate against him"
Alliteration and foreshadowing
The author most likely keeps bringing up what Beowulf says kings must bow to because…
The author is merging Christian and pagan ideas
Grendel's mother belongs to this race of beings
Water Demon
Who is Wiglaf
A close kinsmen to Beowulf
Who represents the king in modern Beowulf
Obama
These lines suggest what universal theme?
“Though he lived in Herot, when the night hid him, he never/Dared to touch king Hrothgar’s glorious/Throne,
protected by God—God,/Whose love Grendel could not know.”
Good and evil occur simultaneously
Grendel has inherited this man's fate
who is Cain
The Dragon hoards this and it symbolizes ________.
Gold and Greed
Wiglaf does this when he sees Beowulf faltering in Battle
He Runs to Beowulf's aid
Classic Beowulf is full of these________, while Modern Beowulf is full of this______________.
Literary devices; slang
This is the universal theme of Beowulf
Evil is represented as something the people of the time value.
When Beowulf says the thread of his life is unraveling he is referring to ___________.
Who is Fate
Grendel fleeing from Beowulf is a sign of ___________, which the Anglo-Saxon's did not value.
Cowardice
Wiglaf represents this
The value of Kinship, honor, and loyalty
The Main difference in behavior between modern Grendel and Classic Grendel is____________________
Modern Grendel doesn't kill people directly but classic Grendel does.
what Literary devices are present here:
“They lived in secret places, windy/Cliffs, wolf-dens where water pours from the rocks…where mist/Steams
like black clouds…snakelike roots…at night that lake/ Burns like a torch.”
Alliteration and simile
According to Beowulf this is the overseer of men who decides all issues
Who is Fate
Because “No female, no matter how fierce, could have come with a man’s strength, fought with the power
and courage men fight with,” Grendel’s mother instead…
Used her cunning and took Hrothgar's best friend
What is Beowulf's Flaw
Greed for Fame
Beowulf Jr represents this character in classic Beowulf.
Who is Wiglaf