Beowulf Vocabulary

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repetition of sounds at the beginning of words that are in close proximity to one another

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alliteration

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a strongly held belief about what is valuable or acceptable

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value

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long poem that praises heroic deeds

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epic poem

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a Germanic inhabitant of England between 400 CE and the Norman conquest of 1066.

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Anglo-Saxon

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intended to teach

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didactic

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An expression in Old English with a metaphorical meaning (ex., oar-steed, whale-road)

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kenning

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reference to people or places in the bible

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biblical allusion

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a state of anxious uncertainty about what may happen in a story

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suspense

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a predetermined course of events

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fate

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What a work says about a concept such as love, war, freedom, etc. These are universal.

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theme