Characters
The hero who fights Grendel, Grendel's mother and a dragon.
Who is Beowulf
This the genre of Beowulf
What is a epic
The name of the mead hall
What is Herot
"Over the waves, with the wind behind her And foam at her neck, she flew like a bird Until her curved prow had covered the distance" show this literary device
What is a simile
How Beowulf kills Grendel
What is he rips his arm off with his hands
This is Beowulf's first opponent and gets his arm ripped off and hung in Herot Hall.
Who is Grendel
A break in the middle of lines
What is a caesura
Beowulf dies fighting this creature
What is a Dragon
"The hall towered, Its gables wide and high and awaiting" show this literary device
What is foreshadowing
What are weapons
Beowulf's second opponent who lives in the bottom of the lake.
Who is Grendel's mom
This is a compound metaphor
What is a kenning
"That shepherd of evil, guardian of crime,Knew at once that nowhere on earth Had he met a man whose hands were harder" shows what device
What is a metaphor
Hrothgar promises Beowulf these two things if he beats Grendel in the fight
What are riches and blessings
This character competed with Beowulf in a swimming match
Who is Breca
Repetition of sounds
What is alliteration
The number of lines in the version of Beowulf we read
What is 1851 lines
This is a phrase that uses negation to create an understatement
What is a litotes
The reason Beowulf keeps Grendel's ripped off arm
What is he wants a trophy
The king of the Danes
Who is Hrothgar?
A phrase showing the characteristics of the person or thing mentioned.
What is an Epithet
The author of Beowulf
There is no known author
"The brilliant light shone, suddenly, As though burning in that hall, and as bright as Heaven's Own candle, lit in the sky." shows this literary device
What is a metaphor
This is the characteristic Beowulf shows in his fight with Grendel
What is bravery