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Worksheets" Grendel's Mother" & "The Battle With Grendel's Mother"
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins
"So she reached Herot, Where the Danes slept as though already dead;" (397-398).
This is an example of a: _____________.
metaphor
simile
personification
"Smashing their shining swords, their bloody,/Hammer-forged blades onto boar-headed helmets,/Slashing and stabbing with the sharpest of points" (403-405).
This is an example of alliteration using the consonants:
s and t
s and b
s only
b only
The following is a simile: "At night that lake/Burns like a torch" (432-433).
This can be turned into a metaphor by saying: "At night that lake/Burns as a torch."
True
False
Which of the following lines supports the idea that Germanic warriors placed importance on acquiring treasure as a way to gain fame and defeat fate?
"They live in secret places, windy Cliffs, wolf-dens where water pours From the rocks..." (425-427).
"Is hidden in her terrible home, in a place You've not seen. Seek it, if you dare!" (445-446).
"Save us, Once more, and again twisted gold, Heaped-up ancient treasure, will reward you For the battle you win!" (446-449).
"Tried to work her fingers through the tight/Ring-woven mail on his breast, but tore/And scratched in vain" (460-462).
As it is used in context, in vain most likely means:
successfully
futilely
for self aggrandizement
Review your notes on pg. 48, lines 485-486 and 490-492.
What is the main motivator for Beowulf to grit his way through Grendel's mother's death?
treasure
fame
hypertrophy
Review lines 509-512 on pg. 48. Who actually grants Beowulf victory over Grendel's mother?
Beowulf
Hrunting
God
Hrunting and God
Review the top of pg. 49. (Lines 513-525). How does Beowulf defeat Grendel's mother?
He cuts her head off with a mortal sword.
He cuts her head off with a magic sword.
He rips her heart out of her chest.
Review lines 526-528 on pg. 49. Heaven is often symbolized with:
fire
light
a gemstone
"Went walking, his hands tight on the sword,/His heart still angry" (530-531).
The italicized text represents which form of figurative language?
simile
metaphor
personification
Which of the following lines best represents the symbolization of Hell?
"As only He can, He who rules/Time and seasons, He who is truly/God" (566-568).
"The monsters' hall was full of/ Rich treasures, but all that Beowulf took/Was Grendel's head and the hilt of the giants'/Jeweled sword;" (568-571).
"Blade had dissolved in Grendel's steaming/Blood, boiling even after his death" (572-573).
Review pg. 51. Which head did Beowulf bring back to Herot?
Grendel's head
Grendel's mother's head
Both Grendel and Grendel's mother's heads
