Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Beowulf 1
Beowulf 2
Canterbury Tales 1
100
a long poem that celebrates a hero's great deed
What is an Epic Poem
100
5 stressed and 5 unstressed syllables
What is iambic pentameter
100
symbolizes weakness
What is fire
100
the man that Grendel's mother took with her
What is Hrothgar's best man
100
the month in which the pilgrims go on the journey
What is April
200
blank verse poem
What is a poem with no rhyme scheme but has a meter?
200
the central character that the conflict surrounds
What is protagonist
200
symbolizes evil
What is Grendel
200
the treasure that woke the dragon
What is the stolen cup
200
the city the pilgrims were headed to
What is Canterbury
300
when someone says something but means the opposite
What is verbal irony
300
weakness, error in judgement
What is tragic flaw
300
Beowulf hung it on the wall as a trophy
What is Grendel's arm
300
Grendel's head
What is the trophy Beowulf gave to Hrothgar
300
theme of the tale
What is culture dispersion
400
chronological order of events in a story
What is a plot?
400
a poem with an iambic pentameter but does not rhyme
What is a blank verse with an iambic pentameter
400
the sword that Beowulf fought with until his battle with Grendel's mother
What is Hrunting
400
ballad
What is the original form of Beowulf
400
all of the positions in the feud system is represented
What is a mobile society
500
a set of two beats in an iambic pentameter
What is an iamb or foot?
500
to equalize two objects
What is a metaphor
500
the journey that a hero must take
What is a quest
500
cooks, cleaners, watched over the families, not as important
What is how Anglo-Saxon viewed women
500
first one to tell their tale
What is the host
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