Beowulf Vocabulary 1

Epithet

• a. Metaphorical compound words or phrases substituted for simple nouns

• b. A writer’s or speaker’s choice of words in a work or speech

• c. A pause into two parts with each part having two accented syllables

• d. A brief phrase that points out traits associated with a particular person of thing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Kennings

• a. A pause into two parts with each part having two accented syllables

• b. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• c. The repetition of vowel sounds in two or more stressed syllables

• d. Metaphorical compound words or phrases substituted for simple nouns

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The people who traveled around to tell the ancient stories were called

• scops or bards

• poets

• a DJ

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which word means "to physically remove something completely"?

• To writhe

• To admonish

• To loathe

• To purge

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of infamous?

• having a very bad reputation

• the den or resting place of a wild animal

• a force that oppresses or causes suffering

• a claw like on an eagle or a falcon

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Anglo- Saxon idea of paying for a lost or taken life; whoever is responsible for the death, even if accidental "blood price"

• scop

• wyrd

• wergild

• poppit

fate, as personified by any of the three sisters

• scop

• wyrd

• wergild

• poppit

state of being alertly watchful, especially to avoid danger

• transience

• prowess

• vigilance

• vengeance

alcoholic beverage, similar to wine but made from honey

• bora bora

• fuzzy navel

• mead

• crazy cow

state of being alertly watchful, especially to avoid danger;

• vigilance

• transience

• prowess

• infamous