Friday

Today we are going to take a vocabulary quiz and finish reading up to 1250. If you finish, work on the review guide below:  

BEOWULF REVIEW

1. For the following characters discuss who they are and why they are important:

Brecca:

Sigmund:

 

Shield Sheafson:

Hrothgar:

Finn:

Unferth:

Wealtheow:

2. Discuss the symbolism of the following:

Heorot:

Grendel:

4. Define the following literary devices and give an example of them in the text:

Kenning:

Epic Boast:

Litotes;

 

Flyte(s):

Apositive:

Epic Boast:

5. Discuss one of the structures of Beowulf and how it works – so far.

6. Discuss how the following themes work in Beowulf:

The Cycle of Violence:

Good vs. Evil

:

The Role of Women:

8)  Give an overview of the Finn Episode – what happened, what themes does it reinforce, why might the poet have used this story?  

9) How does Beowulf fit the idea of an Epic Hero?

10) Be able to summarize the story up to line 1250.