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Beowulf is the oldest known English epic poem.

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True

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Means of passing down Anglo-Saxon poetry?

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Oral Tradition

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Grendel is a demon descended from which biblical character?

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Cain

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Kenning:

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Two-word metaphor for a noun.

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Example of a kenning?

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wound-slurry

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Beowulf rips Grendel's ____ off.

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Arm

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Repeated initial consonant & vowel sounds

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alliteration and assonance

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Grendel attacks Herot because the music and noise hurt his ears.

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The music and noise hurt his ears.

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Trait of an epic hero:

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All of the above.

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Battle of Beowulf & Grendel from Grendel's view:

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Humanizes Grendel, makes Beowulf superhuman.

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