Plot
Where Beowulf fought Grendel's mother.
What is the lake?
What is an epic?
Beowulf busted into Herot and beat the big, burly beast.
What is alliteration?
The religion followed by the Anglo-Saxons in which they believed in lucky charms, worshipped many gods, and put faith in lucky gems.
What is Pagan?
The step in which Beowulf hears of a monster destroying a Danish town.
What is the call to adventure?
The length of time in which Grendel terrorized Hrothgar's kingdom.
This represents one of the letters in the acronym EPIC.
An example is when Beowulf gives King Hrothar a resume of his accomplishments.
What is carries himself with confidence?
Examples include:
Whale-path. Battle-sweat. Light candle.
What is a kenning?
Word that means causing repulsion or horror.
What is gruesome?
Who is Joseph Campbell?
In one-to-one combat, Beowulf tears off the monster's arm.
How does Grendel die?
This represents one of the letters in the acronym EPIC.
An example is when Beowulf is able to defeat Grendel with his strength.
What is possesses supernatural traits?
To be, or not to be — that is the question...
Not: To be or not to be that is the question.
Fun fact: Almost every line of this poem contains this poetic device.
What is caesura?
One of the beliefs of the Anglo-Saxons in which what is meant to happen will happen.
What is fate?
The step in the journey in which Beowulf dives into the lake to fight Grendel's mother.
What is the abyss?
A close kinsman of Beowulf who represents Anglo-Saxon values.
Who is Wiglaf?
When Beowulf's men abandoned him when he was fighting the dragon, they did not display this from the acronym EPIC.
What is embodies and protects community values?
The reason why Anglo-Saxons loved using alliteration, kennings, and caesuras in their stories.
What is it made their stories sound better?
A living or hiding place.
What is a lair?
When Beowulf sets sail with his men to help defeat the monster.
What is crossing the threshold?
What it represents when Beowulf describes how he wants to be buried and remembered.
What is glory and/or fame?
The oldest recorded story in the English language.
What is Beowulf?
What the author uses when describing the monsters' lair and the battle with Grendel. This helps you to picture the scenes in your mind.
What is imagery?
The story uses Biblical references in order to illustrate this archetype when comparing Beowulf and Grendel.
What is good vs.evil?
Images and ideas, or basic units of expression, that appear in art and mythology around the world.
What is an archetype?