Grendel
uses the Bible, Greek mythiolgy, Shakespeare
what is allegory
I've told you a million times
What is hyperbole
The lightbulb moment
What is epiphany
Boy Wonder (Robin) is this to Batman
what is character foil
I have a heart of gold
what is a metaphor
The wind whistled through the trees
The trees stood at attention
She is in a delicate condition.
He is in a better place.
The birds and the bees
what is euphamism
Just do it! and An apple a day keeps Dr. away.
what is maxim
They lived happily ever after
what is cliche
the more I try the harder it gets.
what is paradox
The kind of literature that is Beowulf
Beowulf's author
When it was actually put down in writing
what is an ___________ poem.
Anonymous
700ish AD
Language of Beowulf
Three invading groups in Britain
Medias res
What is old English
The Romans The Anglo Saxons, and the Vikings
What a story that begins in the middle
Three traits of an epic hero
What are superhuman powers
noble lineage whose fate affects his people
life and death struggles btw good and evil
involves long journeys
Hero is often boastful and things HIGHLY of himself
The reason for the epic, Beowulf
To instruct and reinforce necessary traits for survival amoung the Anglo Saxon people.
Author Influenced by the epic poem, Beowulf
Where one of the original maneuscripts is kept
Religion of the scribe who wrote down the oral peom
Who is JRR Tolkein
What is the British Library in London
What is a Christian