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Beowulf is an _____ poem

EPIC

Beowulf and Grendel Represent what theme

Good and Evil

Grendel died as a result of

Loss of blood

Beowulf takes what as a trophy

(First)

Grendel’s arm

Grendel attacked Herot forHow many years?

12

Hrothgar warned BeowulfThat Grendel couldNot be killed by…

weapons

Beowulf used this to Kill Grendel

His bare hands

Unferth gives this to Beowulf to fight

Grendel’s mother

His sword

How does Grendel’s motherRetaliate after the death

Of her son?

Attacking Herot and killing one

of their men

How did Beowulf kill Grendel’s mother?

A gigantic sword created by giants

Poems with battles, Heroes, seriousSubject matter

Epic poem

Repeating sounds at the Beginning of words

alliteration

Pause within a line Of poetry

Caesura

The “good guy” in aWork of literature

protagonist

Metaphorical phrase which

Refers to a person, place,

Or thing.

Kenning

According to the BeowulfSaga, the bodies ofDead kings were:

Burned on the pyre

The dragon was madbecause

Someone steals a jeweledCup from his

treasure

When Beowulf prepared toFight the dragonHow did he feel?

No lust for battle and a senseOf doom

What happens to the Dragon’s treasure?

Given to the people at the end

How long is Beowulf king

When he fights the

Dragon?

50 years

Descended from Cain

One answer only

Grendel

Only warrior who did notDesert Beowulf in the battle

With the dragonAnd received the crownUpon Beowulf’s death

Wiglaf

Builder of Herot

Hrothgar

An alcoholic beverageMade from honey

mead

Father of Beowulf And a great warrior

Edgetheow

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How was the poem passed down And how did it change over time?

What was added?

The poem was passed down by Story-tellers called SCOPS. TheStory was passed down through

Oral tradition; therefore, it Changed over time. It is a widely

Held belief that ChristianityWas added later because the

Religion of the time was paganism.