Beowulf
Beowulf demonstrates honor and strength when he fights Grendel without _______.
weapons
A long narrative poem that celebrates the deeds and adventures of a heroic figure, includes supernatural beings, uses formal language, and contains universal themes.
Epic Poem
A hero capable of great suffering
Tragic Hero
external conflict
The Romantic movement was a result of what revolution that created factories.
What Beowulf asks Wiglaf to do for him after his death
Build a huge burial mound/memorial
Name two of Beowulf’s epic hero qualities.
incredible strength
Courageous
Generous
Intelligent
This is the personal imperfection that brings a tragic hero to disaster ______.
Tragic Flaw
When a character experiences conflict within themselves
Internal Conflict
What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines.
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our power; —
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
abba - ours is a close rhyme to powers
Beowulf’s motive for travelling to the land of the Danes (Denmark) to fight Grendel.
to make a name for himself and for glory
How many battles did Beowulf fight in the Epic of Beowulf?
3
When a character speaks their private thoughts to the audience while alone on stage
Soliloquy
The height of the action in a play or story
Climax/turning point
This type of figurative language appeals to the five senses.
Imagery
Beowulf defeats Grendel’s mother by using a combination of strength, determination, and _____. (hint: he finds the magic sword).
luck
Beowulf shows readers that bravery and loyalty will triumph over evil. This is an example of a _______.
Theme, lesson/moral of Beowulf
a statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
ex:“Fair is foul, foul is fair”
ex: “Cowards die many times before their deaths”
.
paradox
A literary device that evokes certain feelings for readers through a work's setting, tone, theme and word choice.
Mood
A type of lyric poem that addresses and admires a subject.
Ode
When Beowulf’s men run away as he fights the dragon. They break their oath of _______.
loyalty
What is the King of the Danes’ name?
Hrothgar
In a Shakespearean Drama, the climax usually occurs in...
Act I, Act II, Act III, Act IV, or Act V
Act III
You must have all three in the correct order!
1. When you say the opposite of what you mean
2. When something happens that is the opposite of what a person expects
3. When the audience or reader knows more about a situation than the characters do
1. Verbal Irony
2. Situational Irony
3. Dramatic Irony
Romantic Literature values the theme of this in our lives over industry/work.
Nature/freedom