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Vocabulary 1
Literary Terms
Vocabulary 2
Story Arc
Reading Comprehension
100
The brave, bold, champion-like character in an epic poem
What is an epic hero?
100
A comparison of two objects without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
100
The pause in a line of poetry
What is a caesura?
100
The "setup" of a story, the initial introductions and explanation of the setting is called this
What is the exposition?
100
The poet says Grendel was descendant from the race of this Biblical character
What is Cain?
200
The words an author uses to create mental pictures in the mind of the reader
What is imagery?
200
The mneumonic device used to help with characterization is this, and it stands for this.
What is STEAL- Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, Looks?
200
An old English bard or poet is known as this
What is a scop?
200
Grendel attacks the Danes is this part of the story arc
What is the conflict?
200
This is the name of the mead-hall build by the Danes
What is Herot?
300
The Anglo-Saxon belief that when you're dead, you're dead, aka fate
What is wyrd?
300
SIFTT is used to do what?
What is literary analysis?
300
One example of a characteristic of epic poetry is...
What is a long and dangerous journey OR supernatural elements OR beginning in media res
300
This is the climax of the Beowulf poem
What is Beowulf fights the dragon/ dies?
300
After the battle with Grendel's mother, name how long has passed and what major events have happened
What is 50 years and Beowulf is now King of the Geats?
400
"Man-kind's enemy" and "Almighty's candle" are examples of what Anglo-Saxon device?
What is a kenning?
400
The conflict between Grendel and Beowulf can also be seen as a battle between these to ideas
What are good and evil?
400
The Beowulf poet letting readers know who will win in the fight between Beowulf is an example of this literary device.
What is foreshadowing?
400
Name one of the rising actions of Beowulf
What is Beowulf arrives OR Beowulf kills Grendel OR Beowulf fights Grendel's mother?
400
The poet is Beowulf is clearly a member of this religion
What is Christianity/Christian?
500
The authors attitude about the work or subject
What is tone?
500
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or art
What is an allusion?
500
"Of smashing surf when I sweated" is an example of this literary term
What is alliteration?
500
This is an example from Beowulf of the falling action of the poem
What is Wiglaf's speech OR the burial of Beowulf?
500
The following is one of the reasons for the dragon attacking the Geats
What is a piece of this treasure was stolen?