List the two most important influences on Old English literature.
What is Germanic tradition and Christian religion?
200
Beowulf's trophy after the fight with Grendel.
What is Grendel's arm?
200
uses the pronoun "you" and is not used very often since it makes the reader a participant in the story.
What is second person?
200
payment for wrongdoing
What is reparations?
300
A struggle in the mind of the character.
What is internal conflict?
300
One of the pagan elements in Beowulf, also known as wyrd.
What is fate?
300
Beowulf is one of these.
What is an epic poem?
300
The narrator is limited to one character. The narrator only knows what the character knows.
What is third person limited?
300
formed or shaped, often with blows or pressure after heating
What is forged?
400
A reference to another literary work
What is an allusion?
400
An alcoholic beverage enjoyed by the Anglo- Saxons.
Who is mead?
400
A poet during the Anglo- Saxon time period.
What is a scop?
400
The narrator can follow multiple characters in the story.
What is third person multiple?
400
having a bad reputation; notorious
What is infamous?
500
An imaginative phrase used in place of a single noun.
What is a kenning?
500
The motivation for warriors during this time period.
What is fame and gold?
500
Beowulf's father
Who is Edgetho?
500
The narrator knows EVERYTHING. The narrator can know things that others don't, can make comments about what's happening, and can see inside the minds of other characters.