Language / Grammar
What are the seven coordinating conjunctions?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Define apposition
The placement of two elements, typically nouns or noun phrases, side by side, so that the second identifies, clarifies, or elaborates on the first
What soldier helps Beowulf defeat the dragon in the last act of the epic poem?
Wiglaf
What language was Beowulf originally written in?
Old English
Identify the preposition(s) in these lines of The Charge of the Light Brigade:
'Charge for the guns!' he said. / Into the valley of Death
For, into, of
Define diazeugma
The linking of a single subject with two or more verbs, either to add dimension to the first verb or to establish a clear sequence of actions or events
Identify the use of apposition in the following sentence:
Hrothgar, their lord, sat joyless, waiting in the mead hall.
Hrothgar, their lord
(Because "their lord" identifies who Hrothgar is)
Who is the King of Geatland before Beowulf?
King Higlac
Identify the adjective(s) and adverb(s) in the following sentence:
The heroic Beowulf swiftly killed the gigantic Grendel.Heroic - adjective
Swiftly - adverb
Gigantic - adjective
A legendary, larger-than-life character, characterized by their exceptional qualities, often including noble birth, superhuman abilities, and a journey posing difficult, exaggerated battles
What battle is the subject of Tennyson's poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade?
The Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War
Adverbs usually answer which questions?
How?
When?
Where?
To what extent?
Why?
Dulce et Decorum est / Pro patria mori is the Latin translation of what?
It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country
Known as the monomyth, this is a common archetypal narrative that describes a hero’s transformative adventure, which involves a departure from their ordinary home, a series of trials, and a return to where they’re from.
Hero's Journey / Quest
This first-person, lyric poem in which the speaker expresses his feelings in a single moment about his lover and his country is _________.
To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars
Who did Richard Lovelace, author of To Lucasta, write his work in support of?
He wrote the poem as a statement of support for King Charles I of England during the war between England's Parliament and the king, with the idea that honor and loyalty to one's ruler must come before any other consideration.
Identify the adverb phrase in this sentence:
Beowulf fought the dragon at the tower.
At the tower is the adverb phrase, because it's modifying the verb, fought, and tells where.
A sentence’s structure; the arrangement of and relationships among a sentence’s words
Syntax
In The Song of the Mud, what specific mud is the speaker describing in the poem?
The speaker's describing the mud that covered the WWI battlefields, where the soldiers fought and died.
Fill in the blank:
Minstrels, known as _________, also travelled around Europe, orally telling long, narrative poems. This was usually done with musical accompaniment.
Scops