Beowulf is Lit
The monster, Grendel, is descended from which biblical figure?
Who is Cain?
To eat greedily
What is gorge?
The season most popular for taking pilgrimages.
What is the spring?
"I've told you to clean your room, like, a million times."
What is hyperbole?
Hyperbole exaggerates, while understatement does this
What is under state?
The language into which Beowulf was transcribed around the year 1,000
What is Old English?
To cleanse or remove completely
What is purge?
A story within a story
What is frame narrative?
When a person says one thing but means another
What is verbal irony?
The audience knows... but the character does not
What is dramatic irony?
The three periods of the English language
What are Old English, Middle English and Modern English?
A cloth used to cover the dead, or as a verb, to cover
What is shroud?
Chaucer believes we are materialistic, proud, and dishonest.
Who are the Ecclesiastical/clergy
A situation where actions have the opposite effect of what's intended.
What is situational irony?
"You are truly my night in shining armour!"
What is a pun?
Lacking confidence is NOT an element of this type of hero
What is an epic hero?
What is alliteration?
If you lived during the Middle Ages, you may likely would have died of this.
What is the Bubonic Plague? (or Black Death)
Success requires 3 things: set goals, hard work, and lots of coffee
What is bathos?
"I've been married 5 times. Here are some tips on successful relationships."
What is irony?
"Mankind's enemy," "whale road" and "hell's captive" are examples of this literary device.
What is kenning?
The "brag" of an epic hero
What is an epic boast?
What women most desire.
What is sovereignty over their husbands?
Bitter satire filled with anger and/or pessimism
What is Juvenalian Satire?
I'm the happy-go-lucky, gentler, funnier satire.
What is Horatian satire?