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Beowulf
Anglo-Saxon & Medieval literature
Medieval
Literary Devices
literature Vocabulary
100
What does Heorot mean and what is it?
what is Hart's House; mead hall
100
A story interpreted to have a hidden meaning
What is allegory
100
When was the Norman conquest
What is 1066
100
Her hair was like moldy hay.
What is a simile
100
An Anglo-Saxon poet
What is a scop
200
Who is Hrothgar?
King
200
French lang of Normans + Germanic lang of A/S= ?
What is Middle English
200
The blanket of snow covered the ground
What is metaphor
200
What was the name for a performer/jester/reciter of poetry?
What is a gleeman
300
What is the name of the Monster?
Grendel
300
Who tells the story of the conversion of King Edwin?
Who is Venerable Bede
300
Who set up first printing press in England
What is William Caxton
300
The wind howled through the trees.
What is personification
300
a strong 2 word metaphorical expression used in A/S poetry
What is a kenning
400
Why did the Dragon come to kill everyone?
slave stole a cup from gold hoard
400
Who is the first A/S poet whose name we know?
What is Caedmon
400
Why was the printing press in England significant?
What is because commoners had access to literature
400
The shirt was sixty million sizes too big
What is hyperbole
400
A code of conduct set for nobility and knights
What is chivalry
500
How did Grendel die?
Beowulf cut off his arm
500
The oldest surviving epic of any Germanic people
What is Beowulf
500
A short tale told to teach a lesson
What is an exemplum
500
I heard the whirr of the sewing machine.
What is onomatopoeia
500
A break in 2 half-lines of A/S poetry
What is a caesura