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Poetry Terms
Literary Terms
Beowulf
Phrases
Wild Card
100
The correspondence of sound between words
Rhyme
100
A struggle between two or more characters or a character and another force
External Conflict
100
Beowulf's King
Hygelac
100
"to" followed by "a verb"
An Infinitive
100
A writer's choice of words
Diction
200
The repetition of vowel sounds that are close together
Assonance
200
The central idea in a work of literature
Theme
200
Hrothgar's mead hall
Heorot
200
a verb in the "ing" form acting like a noun
Gerund
200
Type of poem that tells a story
narrative poem
300
A poem that follows no regular pattern of rhythm and rhyme
Free Verse
300
Any object, person, or place that has a meaning in itself and also stands for something larger than itself.
Symbol
300
He lent Beowulf his sword
Unferth
300
"inside the bear's den" is what type of phrase?
Prepositional Phrase
300
A metaphorical compound word that is used in Anglo-Saxon poetry
Kenning
400
Rhyme that occurs within a single line
Internal Rhyme
400
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
Situational Irony
400
Beowulf takes place in these two places
Denmark and Geatland
400
A participle functions as what type of speech
Adjective
400
The type of "verse" Anglo-Saxon poetry is written in
Alliterative Verse
500
Type of poem that mourns the loss of something important to the poet
Elegy
500
An idea, character, story, or image that is common to human experience across cultures and throughout the world.
Archetype
500
The name of Hrothgar's queen who is concerned about her sons' claim to the throne after Beowulf kills the monster.
Wealtheow
500
"running" in the following sentence is what part of speech: Running across the lawn excited the dog.
Gerund
500
The name of Beowulf's sword
Naegling