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Monsters of Evil
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King of the Gears.

Who is Beowulf?

100

These are the three monsters Beowulf must fight.

What is Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and the Dragon.

100
Extremely hungry; voracious.

What is "Ravenous?"

100

Ian Serraillier.

What is the translator of Beowulf?

100
What is alliteration?
What is the repetition of one vowel or consonant sound in a section of writing. It is usually at the beginning of words or by stressed syllables. Beowulf examples: "The Hall of the Heart", "His pledge and promise", "Dragging the dead men home to his den"
200

This man exiles Beowulf's soldiers.

Who is Wiglaf?

200
The monster Grendel is a descendant of this Biblical figure.

Who is Cain?

200

To ___________ a sword, meaning to "wave or flourish a weapon."

What is "brandish?"

200

This is the name for the part of the world where Beowulf is set, comprising Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.

What is Scandinavia?

200

This is the pause in the center of a line.

What is a caesura?

300

Man who mocks Beowulf.

Who is Unferth?

300
To what does the poet give credit for Beowulf's victory over Grendel's mother?
What is God's judgment or fate. God decides who shall win.
300

This means to foreshadow evil events.

What is "forebode?"

300

The sword which kills Grendel's Mother is made by ___________.

What are giants?

300
"Whale-road" is an example of this.

What is a kenning?

400

The Infallible Sword.

What is Hrunting?

400

This monster stabs Beowulf, unsuccessfully.

Who is Grendel's Mother?

400
"Heedless" means this.

What is "careless?"

400

This society produced the poem Beowulf.

What is the Anglo-Saxons?

400

"The daisies bowed their head at night" is an example of this.

What is personification?

500

Man who gives Beowulf the infallible sword.

Who is Hrothgar?

500
What weapons does Beowulf use to kill Grendel? Why?
What is bare hands. Beowulf is honorable and does not wish you fight unfairly. Grendel does not hold a weapon.
500

Waves move with an ___________________ motion.

What is "undulating?"

500

What century was "Beowulf" believed to have taken place?

What is the SIXTH century AD?

500

This is the vivid description which produces a mental image.

What is imagery?