Beowulf

Beowulf was written in a language called

• Kennings
• Old English
• New English
• Wyrd

Beowulf was probably composed between:

• 1000-800
• 800-600
• 600-400
• 400-200

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Wyrd means

• fate
• one's own control

The two expressions from Beowulf whale road= sea and  bone house=body are examples of

• wyrd
• kennings
• unity

Considering this story is based on a pagan culture, it seems odd that there are so many Christian themes.  What is an explanation for this?

• It was written later than originally thought.
• It's origins are in the Roman empire rather than the Germanic tribes.
• The scribes who wrote it down were Christian monks who related it to the religion of their time.
• The scop who passed the tale on changed it to please the king he told it to.

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Poetry of the Anglo-Saxon period was passed down through what means?

• Books
• Oral Tradition
• Scrolls
• Teachers

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What is a kenning?

• two word metaphor used in place of a noun
• repetition of beginning consonant sounds
• giving non-human things human characteristics
• an understatement that illustrates the opposite of what it states

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Beowulf is an example of a(n)

• Epic Poem

• Ballad

• Novella

• Cinquain

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Poetic device of repeating consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.

• An Epithet

• A Kenning

• A Ceasura

• Alliteration

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Hrothgar is king of the

• Geats

• World

• Danes

• Thieves

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