They are the ones who will help the situation in Ireland, according to Swift's proposal.
What is well-nursed 1 year old infants?
100
This is unusual about Beowulf's battle with Grendel.
What is he used no weapons?
100
This is what causes the seafarer's heart to beat.
What is being reunited with the salt waves and the towering sea?
100
This is a long narrative poemis, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
What is an epic?
100
This is the two-word poetic renaming of people, place and things.
What is kenning?
200
This is what the American acquaintance supposedly suggested to Swift.
What is the babies make an excellent meal when prepared correctly?
200
Beowulf defeated Grendel in this way.
What is by ripping his arm from its socket?
200
This is where the speaker in "The Seafarer" says our true home is.
What is in heaven with God?
200
This means "in the middle of things."
What is "in medias res"?
200
These are the poems that use caesura.
What are "The Wanderer" and "The Wife's Lament"?
300
This group or institution catches the most criticism in Swift's essay.
What is the wealthy landlords of Ireland.
300
This is the person or thing Beowulf must face after the battle with Grendel.
What is Grendel's mother?
300
These are the "three fates of men."
What is the ways in which all men will die?
300
These are the two types of epic poems. One is passed down orally by many people and one is written by a single poet.
What are folk epics and literary epics?
300
This is an example of the repetition of of beginning stressed constatnt sounds.
“My soul roams with the sea, the Whales’ / Home wandering to the widest corners of the world…”
What is an example of alliteration?
400
This is an exaggerated and/or comical take on a serious topic, used to bring about social or political change.
What is satire?
400
Beowulf must rely upon this supernatural strength when he goes to the monster's lair.
What is holding his breath for extend periods of time?
400
This is why the wife in "The Wife's Lament" has been forced to leave her home.
What is her husband’s family was successful in their plot to divide the couple?
400
This is when Beowulf was believed to be written down.
What is around 750?
400
Grendel best represents this.
What is evil?
500
This is the statement that begins Swift's shift in tone.
What is “I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which I hope will not be liable to the least objection”?
500
This happens to Beowulf's sword while he is fighting his second battle.
What is it splits when it hits his opponent's flesh?
500
This is the mood expressed in "The Wanderer".
What is isolation and despair?
500
These are the two opposing religious influences found in Beowulf.