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Although she missed much of the year while in school, Emily suffered from frequent illness and depression.

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Suffering a fragile. emotional state, Dickinson chose to leave the house very little and filled numerous notebooks with hundreds of poems.

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In 1855, Dickinson used all her courage and traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she found a friend in a young minister named Charles Wadworth.

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In 1855, Dickinson used all her courage and traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she found a friend in a young minister named Charles Wadworth.

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It is believed she may have had a romantic relationship with Judge Otis Phillips Lord, but it is not clear if marital plans were discussed; Lord died in 1884. Dickinson chose never to marry.

¹Dickinson's seclusion is probably partly due to her role as the family caretaker. ²However, it is also believed she suffered from the condition of agoraphobia, the irrational and often disabling fear of being out in public. ³It is also believed she suffered from depression, anxiety, and a painful eye condition. ⁴Dickinson filled her time by studying Botany and Herbalism. ⁵It was during her time of seclusion that she wrote poetry.

Upon reviewing this paragraph and realizing that some information has been left out, the writer composes the following sentence:

"While Dickinson was very private, she entertained occasional guests and maintained contact with friends and extended family through written correspondence."

The most logical placement for this sentence would be:

The literary device used in the underlined portion can best be described as a/an...

Her unique syntax and structure were eliminated thus changing the true meaning and flow of her overall poetic messages.

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She was a witty, passionate woman who never flinched from the truths of love loss and personal setbacks.

The author of the passage below wants to show the full life Emily Dickinson lived despite her fears and anxieties. Does this essay fulfill this objective?

On December 10, 1830, Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her grandfather founded Amherst College while her father working at the college and served as a state legislator. Emily had one brother, Austin, and one sister, Vinnie. Emily's father was strict and demanding. She once wrote in a letter, "He did not care for thought." Not speaking her mind was difficult for Emily. She has been described as a woman with a "bomb" in her bosom, as a "loaded-gun," and "a still volcano."

Although she missed much of the year while in school Emily suffered from frequent illness and depression yet was an excellent student. She left Amherst College at the age of 17 for unknown reasons. She then attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary but chose to leave after only one year. She felt torn between her own ideas and her father's religious beliefs. This conflict became a main theme throughout her poems. Suffering a fragile. emotional state, Dickinson chose to leave the house very little and filled numerous notebooks with hundreds of poems. Her bedroom window overlooked the village graveyard inspiring her meditative focus on life and death. In 1855, Dickinson used all her courage and traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she found a friend in a young minister named Charles Wadworth.

However, this relationship was short lived when she revealed she did not believe in God.

She returned home to care for her ailing mother until her death in 1882. It is believed she may have had a romantic relationship with Judge Otis Phillips Lord, but it is not clear if marital plans were discussed; Lord died in 1884. Dickinson chose never to marry. Dickinson's seclusion is probably partly due to her role as the family caretaker. However, it is also believed she suffered from the condition of agoraphobia, the irrational and often disabling fear of being out in public. It is also believed she suffered from depression, anxiety, and a painful eye condition. Dickinson filled her time by studying Botany and Herbalism. It was during her time of seclusion that she wrote poetry.

Dickinson found pleasure in refusing the conventions and traditions of the time which bored her. Her family was virtually unaware of her poetic prowess. The use of unexpected mechanics defied the rules of writing. In fact, her creative use of dashes became a form of creative artwork. Little of her work was published during her lifetime and the few works that were published were edited and altered to fit the conventional poetic standards of the time. Her unique syntax and structure were eliminated thus changing the true meaning and flow of her overall poetic messages.

Dickinson died from kidney disease on May 15, 1886 at the age of 56. Emily's sister found a box of poems bound into neat books hidden away. The full compilation of all 1,775 poems was published in 1955. Unknown during her lifetime, Emily Dickinson has become one of the most towering female figures in American Literature. She was a witty, passionate woman who never flinched from the truths of love loss and personal setbacks.

Directions Read the following excerpt from “The Battle with Grendel” in Beowulf. Then answer the questions that follow.

. . . Then he stopped, seeing the hall

Crowded with sleeping warriors, stuffed

With rows of young soldiers resting together.

And his heart laughed, he relished the sight,

Intended to tear the life from those bodies

By morning; the monster’s mind was hot

With the thought of food and the feasting his belly

Would soon know. But fate, that night, intended

Grendel to gnaw the broken bones

(10)Of his last human supper. Human

Eyes were watching his evil steps,

Waiting to see his swift hard claws.

Grendel snatched at the first Geat

He came to, ripped him apart, cut

His body to bits with powerful jaws,

Drank the blood from his veins and bolted

Him down, hands and feet; death

And Grendel’s great teeth came together,

Snapping life shut. Then he stepped to another (20)Still body, clutched at Beowulf with his claws, Grasped at a strong-hearted wakeful sleeper—And was instantly seized himself, claws Bent back as Beowulf leaned up on one arm.That shepherd of evil, guardian of crime, Knew at once that nowhere on earth

Had he met a man whose hands were harder;

His mind was flooded with fear—but nothing

Could take his talons and himself from that tight

Hard grip. Grendel’s one thought was to run

(30)From Beowulf, flee back to his marsh and hide there: This was a different Herot than the hall he had emptied. But Higlac’s follower remembered his final Boast and, standing erect, stopped the monster’s flight, fastened those claws

In his fists till they cracked, clutched Grendel

Closer. The infamous killer fought For his freedom, wanting no flesh but retreat,

Desiring nothing but escape; his claws Had been caught, he was trapped. That trip to Herot

(40)Was a miserable journey for the writhing monster!The high hall rang, its roof boards swayed, And Danes shook with terror. Down

The aisles the battle swept, angry

And wild. Herot trembled, wonderfully

Built to withstand the blows, the struggling

Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls;

Shaped and fastened with iron, inside

And out, artfully worked, the building

Stood firm. Its benches rattled, fell

(50) To the floor, gold-covered boards grating

As Grendel and Beowulf battled across them.

Hrothgar’s wise men had fashioned Herot

To stand forever; only fire, They had planned, could shatter what such skill had put

Together, swallow in hot flames such splendor

Of ivory and iron and wood. Suddenly

The sounds changed, the Danes started

In new terror, cowering in their beds as the terrible Screams of the Almighty’s enemy sang

(60)In the darkness, the horrible shrieks of pain

And defeat, the tears torn out of Grendel’s

Taut throat, hell’s captive caught in the arms

Of him who of all the men on earth

Was the strongest.That mighty protector of men

Meant to hold the monster till its life

Leaped out, knowing the fiend was no use

To anyone in Denmark. All of Beowulf’s

Band had jumped from their beds, ancestral

Swords raised and ready, determined

(70)To protect their prince if they could.

Which words from line 1 are examples of alliteration?

Directions Read the following excerpt from “The Battle with Grendel” in Beowulf. Then answer the questions that follow.

. . . Then he stopped, seeing the hall

Crowded with sleeping warriors, stuffed

With rows of young soldiers resting together.

And his heart laughed, he relished the sight,

Intended to tear the life from those bodies

By morning; the monster’s mind was hot

With the thought of food and the feasting his belly

Would soon know. But fate, that night, intended

Grendel to gnaw the broken bones

(10)Of his last human supper. Human

Eyes were watching his evil steps,

Waiting to see his swift hard claws.

Grendel snatched at the first Geat

He came to, ripped him apart, cut

His body to bits with powerful jaws,

Drank the blood from his veins and bolted

Him down, hands and feet; death

And Grendel’s great teeth came together,

Snapping life shut. Then he stepped to another (20)Still body, clutched at Beowulf with his claws, Grasped at a strong-hearted wakeful sleeper—And was instantly seized himself, claws Bent back as Beowulf leaned up on one arm.That shepherd of evil, guardian of crime, Knew at once that nowhere on earth

Had he met a man whose hands were harder;

His mind was flooded with fear—but nothing

Could take his talons and himself from that tight

Hard grip. Grendel’s one thought was to run

(30)From Beowulf, flee back to his marsh and hide there: This was a different Herot than the hall he had emptied. But Higlac’s follower remembered his final Boast and, standing erect, stopped the monster’s flight, fastened those claws

In his fists till they cracked, clutched Grendel

Closer. The infamous killer fought For his freedom, wanting no flesh but retreat,

Desiring nothing but escape; his claws Had been caught, he was trapped. That trip to Herot

(40)Was a miserable journey for the writhing monster!The high hall rang, its roof boards swayed, And Danes shook with terror. Down

The aisles the battle swept, angry

And wild. Herot trembled, wonderfully

Built to withstand the blows, the struggling

Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls;

Shaped and fastened with iron, inside

And out, artfully worked, the building

Stood firm. Its benches rattled, fell

(50) To the floor, gold-covered boards grating

As Grendel and Beowulf battled across them.

Hrothgar’s wise men had fashioned Herot

To stand forever; only fire, They had planned, could shatter what such skill had put

Together, swallow in hot flames such splendor

Of ivory and iron and wood. Suddenly

The sounds changed, the Danes started

In new terror, cowering in their beds as the terrible Screams of the Almighty’s enemy sang

(60)In the darkness, the horrible shrieks of pain

And defeat, the tears torn out of Grendel’s

Taut throat, hell’s captive caught in the arms

Of him who of all the men on earth

Was the strongest.That mighty protector of men

Meant to hold the monster till its life

Leaped out, knowing the fiend was no use

To anyone in Denmark. All of Beowulf’s

Band had jumped from their beds, ancestral

Swords raised and ready, determined

(70)To protect their prince if they could.

Based on the details in lines 13–15, you can best make the inference that Grendel is

Directions Read the following excerpt from “The Battle with Grendel” in Beowulf. Then answer the questions that follow.

. . . Then he stopped, seeing the hall

Crowded with sleeping warriors, stuffed

With rows of young soldiers resting together.

And his heart laughed, he relished the sight,

Intended to tear the life from those bodies

By morning; the monster’s mind was hot

With the thought of food and the feasting his belly

Would soon know. But fate, that night, intended

Grendel to gnaw the broken bones

(10)Of his last human supper. Human

Eyes were watching his evil steps,

Waiting to see his swift hard claws.

Grendel snatched at the first Geat

He came to, ripped him apart, cut

His body to bits with powerful jaws,

Drank the blood from his veins and bolted

Him down, hands and feet; death

And Grendel’s great teeth came together,

Snapping life shut. Then he stepped to another (20)Still body, clutched at Beowulf with his claws, Grasped at a strong-hearted wakeful sleeper—And was instantly seized himself, claws Bent back as Beowulf leaned up on one arm.That shepherd of evil, guardian of crime, Knew at once that nowhere on earth

Had he met a man whose hands were harder;

His mind was flooded with fear—but nothing

Could take his talons and himself from that tight

Hard grip. Grendel’s one thought was to run

(30)From Beowulf, flee back to his marsh and hide there: This was a different Herot than the hall he had emptied. But Higlac’s follower remembered his final Boast and, standing erect, stopped the monster’s flight, fastened those claws

In his fists till they cracked, clutched Grendel

Closer. The infamous killer fought For his freedom, wanting no flesh but retreat,

Desiring nothing but escape; his claws Had been caught, he was trapped. That trip to Herot

(40)Was a miserable journey for the writhing monster!The high hall rang, its roof boards swayed, And Danes shook with terror. Down

The aisles the battle swept, angry

And wild. Herot trembled, wonderfully

Built to withstand the blows, the struggling

Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls;

Shaped and fastened with iron, inside

And out, artfully worked, the building

Stood firm. Its benches rattled, fell

(50) To the floor, gold-covered boards grating

As Grendel and Beowulf battled across them.

Hrothgar’s wise men had fashioned Herot

To stand forever; only fire, They had planned, could shatter what such skill had put

Together, swallow in hot flames such splendor

Of ivory and iron and wood. Suddenly

The sounds changed, the Danes started

In new terror, cowering in their beds as the terrible Screams of the Almighty’s enemy sang

(60)In the darkness, the horrible shrieks of pain

And defeat, the tears torn out of Grendel’s

Taut throat, hell’s captive caught in the arms

Of him who of all the men on earth

Was the strongest.That mighty protector of men

Meant to hold the monster till its life

Leaped out, knowing the fiend was no use

To anyone in Denmark. All of Beowulf’s

Band had jumped from their beds, ancestral

Swords raised and ready, determined

(70)To protect their prince if they could.

Grendel’s actions in lines 10–20 show that he is

Directions Read the following excerpt from “The Battle with Grendel” in Beowulf. Then answer the questions that follow.

. . . Then he stopped, seeing the hall

Crowded with sleeping warriors, stuffed

With rows of young soldiers resting together.

And his heart laughed, he relished the sight,

Intended to tear the life from those bodies

By morning; the monster’s mind was hot

With the thought of food and the feasting his belly

Would soon know. But fate, that night, intended

Grendel to gnaw the broken bones

(10)Of his last human supper. Human

Eyes were watching his evil steps,

Waiting to see his swift hard claws.

Grendel snatched at the first Geat

He came to, ripped him apart, cut

His body to bits with powerful jaws,

Drank the blood from his veins and bolted

Him down, hands and feet; death

And Grendel’s great teeth came together,

Snapping life shut. Then he stepped to another (20)Still body, clutched at Beowulf with his claws, Grasped at a strong-hearted wakeful sleeper—And was instantly seized himself, claws Bent back as Beowulf leaned up on one arm.That shepherd of evil, guardian of crime, Knew at once that nowhere on earth

Had he met a man whose hands were harder;

His mind was flooded with fear—but nothing

Could take his talons and himself from that tight

Hard grip. Grendel’s one thought was to run

(30)From Beowulf, flee back to his marsh and hide there: This was a different Herot than the hall he had emptied. But Higlac’s follower remembered his final Boast and, standing erect, stopped the monster’s flight, fastened those claws

In his fists till they cracked, clutched Grendel

Closer. The infamous killer fought For his freedom, wanting no flesh but retreat,

Desiring nothing but escape; his claws Had been caught, he was trapped. That trip to Herot

(40)Was a miserable journey for the writhing monster!The high hall rang, its roof boards swayed, And Danes shook with terror. Down

The aisles the battle swept, angry

And wild. Herot trembled, wonderfully

Built to withstand the blows, the struggling

Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls;

Shaped and fastened with iron, inside

And out, artfully worked, the building

Stood firm. Its benches rattled, fell

(50) To the floor, gold-covered boards grating

As Grendel and Beowulf battled across them.

Hrothgar’s wise men had fashioned Herot

To stand forever; only fire, They had planned, could shatter what such skill had put

Together, swallow in hot flames such splendor

Of ivory and iron and wood. Suddenly

The sounds changed, the Danes started

In new terror, cowering in their beds as the terrible Screams of the Almighty’s enemy sang

(60)In the darkness, the horrible shrieks of pain

And defeat, the tears torn out of Grendel’s

Taut throat, hell’s captive caught in the arms

Of him who of all the men on earth

Was the strongest.That mighty protector of men

Meant to hold the monster till its life

Leaped out, knowing the fiend was no use

To anyone in Denmark. All of Beowulf’s

Band had jumped from their beds, ancestral

Swords raised and ready, determined

(70)To protect their prince if they could.

Which words in line 26 are examples of alliteration?

Directions Read the following excerpt from “The Battle with Grendel” in Beowulf. Then answer the questions that follow.

. . . Then he stopped, seeing the hall

Crowded with sleeping warriors, stuffed

With rows of young soldiers resting together.

And his heart laughed, he relished the sight,

Intended to tear the life from those bodies

By morning; the monster’s mind was hot

With the thought of food and the feasting his belly

Would soon know. But fate, that night, intended

Grendel to gnaw the broken bones

(10)Of his last human supper. Human

Eyes were watching his evil steps,

Waiting to see his swift hard claws.

Grendel snatched at the first Geat

He came to, ripped him apart, cut

His body to bits with powerful jaws,

Drank the blood from his veins and bolted

Him down, hands and feet; death

And Grendel’s great teeth came together,

Snapping life shut. Then he stepped to another

(20)Still body, clutched at Beowulf with his claws, Grasped at a strong-hearted wakeful sleeper—And was instantly seized himself, claws Bent back as Beowulf leaned up on one arm.That shepherd of evil, guardian of crime, Knew at once that nowhere on earth

Had he met a man whose hands were harder;

His mind was flooded with fear—but nothing

Could take his talons and himself from that tight

Hard grip. Grendel’s one thought was to run

(30)From Beowulf, flee back to his marsh and hide there: This was a different Herot than the hall he had emptied. But Higlac’s follower remembered his final Boast and, standing erect, stopped the monster’s flight, fastened those claws

In his fists till they cracked, clutched Grendel

Closer. The infamous killer fought For his freedom, wanting no flesh but retreat,

Desiring nothing but escape; his claws Had been caught, he was trapped. That trip to Herot

(40)Was a miserable journey for the writhing monster!The high hall rang, its roof boards swayed, And Danes shook with terror. Down

The aisles the battle swept, angry

And wild. Herot trembled, wonderfully

Built to withstand the blows, the struggling

Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls;

Shaped and fastened with iron, inside

And out, artfully worked, the building

Stood firm. Its benches rattled, fell

(50) To the floor, gold-covered boards grating

As Grendel and Beowulf battled across them.

Hrothgar’s wise men had fashioned Herot

To stand forever; only fire, They had planned, could shatter what such skill had put

Together, swallow in hot flames such splendor

Of ivory and iron and wood. Suddenly

The sounds changed, the Danes started

In new terror, cowering in their beds as the terrible Screams of the Almighty’s enemy sang

(60)In the darkness, the horrible shrieks of pain

And defeat, the tears torn out of Grendel’s

Taut throat, hell’s captive caught in the arms

Of him who of all the men on earth

Was the strongest. That mighty protector of men

Meant to hold the monster till its life

Leaped out, knowing the fiend was no use

To anyone in Denmark. All of Beowulf’s

Band had jumped from their beds, ancestral

Swords raised and ready, determined

(70)To protect their prince if they could.

What universal or timeless value is shown in lines 30–40?

Directions Read the following excerpt from “The Battle with Grendel” in Beowulf. Then answer the questions that follow.

. . . Then he stopped, seeing the hall

Crowded with sleeping warriors, stuffed

With rows of young soldiers resting together.

And his heart laughed, he relished the sight,

Intended to tear the life from those bodies

By morning; the monster’s mind was hot

With the thought of food and the feasting his belly

Would soon know. But fate, that night, intended

Grendel to gnaw the broken bones

(10)Of his last human supper. Human

Eyes were watching his evil steps,

Waiting to see his swift hard claws.

Grendel snatched at the first Geat

He came to, ripped him apart, cut

His body to bits with powerful jaws,

Drank the blood from his veins and bolted

Him down, hands and feet; death

And Grendel’s great teeth came together,

Snapping life shut. Then he stepped to another

(20)Still body, clutched at Beowulf with his claws, Grasped at a strong-hearted wakeful sleeper—And was instantly seized himself, claws Bent back as Beowulf leaned up on one arm.That shepherd of evil, guardian of crime, Knew at once that nowhere on earth

Had he met a man whose hands were harder;

His mind was flooded with fear—but nothing

Could take his talons and himself from that tight

Hard grip. Grendel’s one thought was to run

(30)From Beowulf, flee back to his marsh and hide there: This was a different Herot than the hall he had emptied. But Higlac’s follower remembered his final Boast and, standing erect, stopped the monster’s flight, fastened those claws

In his fists till they cracked, clutched Grendel

Closer. The infamous killer fought For his freedom, wanting no flesh but retreat,

Desiring nothing but escape; his claws Had been caught, he was trapped. That trip to Herot

(40)Was a miserable journey for the writhing monster!The high hall rang, its roof boards swayed, And Danes shook with terror. Down

The aisles the battle swept, angry

And wild. Herot trembled, wonderfully

Built to withstand the blows, the struggling

Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls;

Shaped and fastened with iron, inside

And out, artfully worked, the building

Stood firm. Its benches rattled, fell

(50) To the floor, gold-covered boards grating

As Grendel and Beowulf battled across them.

Hrothgar’s wise men had fashioned Herot

To stand forever; only fire, They had planned, could shatter what such skill had put

Together, swallow in hot flames such splendor

Of ivory and iron and wood. Suddenly

The sounds changed, the Danes started

In new terror, cowering in their beds as the terrible Screams of the Almighty’s enemy sang

(60)In the darkness, the horrible shrieks of pain

And defeat, the tears torn out of Grendel’s

Taut throat, hell’s captive caught in the arms

Of him who of all the men on earth

Was the strongest. That mighty protector of men

Meant to hold the monster till its life

Leaped out, knowing the fiend was no use

To anyone in Denmark. All of Beowulf’s

Band had jumped from their beds, ancestral

Swords raised and ready, determined

(70)To protect their prince if they could.

Based on the details in lines 30–40 you can best make the inference that Grendel is

Directions Read the following excerpt from “The Battle with Grendel” in Beowulf. Then answer the questions that follow.

. . . Then he stopped, seeing the hall

Crowded with sleeping warriors, stuffed

With rows of young soldiers resting together.

And his heart laughed, he relished the sight,

Intended to tear the life from those bodies

By morning; the monster’s mind was hot

With the thought of food and the feasting his belly

Would soon know. But fate, that night, intended

Grendel to gnaw the broken bones

(10)Of his last human supper. Human

Eyes were watching his evil steps,

Waiting to see his swift hard claws.

Grendel snatched at the first Geat

He came to, ripped him apart, cut

His body to bits with powerful jaws,

Drank the blood from his veins and bolted

Him down, hands and feet; death

And Grendel’s great teeth came together,

Snapping life shut. Then he stepped to another

(20)Still body, clutched at Beowulf with his claws, Grasped at a strong-hearted wakeful sleeper—And was instantly seized himself, claws Bent back as Beowulf leaned up on one arm.That shepherd of evil, guardian of crime, Knew at once that nowhere on earth

Had he met a man whose hands were harder;

His mind was flooded with fear—but nothing

Could take his talons and himself from that tight

Hard grip. Grendel’s one thought was to run

(30)From Beowulf, flee back to his marsh and hide there: This was a different Herot than the hall he had emptied. But Higlac’s follower remembered his final Boast and, standing erect, stopped the monster’s flight, fastened those claws

In his fists till they cracked, clutched Grendel

Closer. The infamous killer fought For his freedom, wanting no flesh but retreat,

Desiring nothing but escape; his claws Had been caught, he was trapped. That trip to Herot

(40)Was a miserable journey for the writhing monster!The high hall rang, its roof boards swayed, And Danes shook with terror. Down

The aisles the battle swept, angry

And wild. Herot trembled, wonderfully

Built to withstand the blows, the struggling

Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls;

Shaped and fastened with iron, inside

And out, artfully worked, the building

Stood firm. Its benches rattled, fell

(50) To the floor, gold-covered boards grating

As Grendel and Beowulf battled across them.

Hrothgar’s wise men had fashioned Herot

To stand forever; only fire, They had planned, could shatter what such skill had put

Together, swallow in hot flames such splendor

Of ivory and iron and wood. Suddenly

The sounds changed, the Danes started

In new terror, cowering in their beds as the terrible Screams of the Almighty’s enemy sang

(60)In the darkness, the horrible shrieks of pain

And defeat, the tears torn out of Grendel’s

Taut throat, hell’s captive caught in the arms

Of him who of all the men on earth

Was the strongest. That mighty protector of men

Meant to hold the monster till its life

Leaped out, knowing the fiend was no use

To anyone in Denmark. All of Beowulf’s

Band had jumped from their beds, ancestral

Swords raised and ready, determined

(70)To protect their prince if they could.

Lines 59–64 show that Beowulf is an epic hero because he has

Heroic Code Analysis

Read the following excerpt from Beowulf and answer the questions that follow.

“There was Shield Sheafson, scourge of many tribes,

a wrecker of mead-benches, rampaging among foes.

This terror of the hall-troops had come far.

A foundling to start with, he would flourish later on

as his powers waxed and his worth was proved,

In the end each clan on the outlying coasts

beyond the whale road had to yield to him

and begin to pay tribute. That was one good king.”

“Wrecker of mead-benches” and “Terror of the hall-troops” are examples of the literary device of:

Heroic Code Analysis

Read the following excerpt from Beowulf and answer the questions that follow.

“There was Shield Sheafson, scourge of many tribes,

a wrecker of mead-benches, rampaging among foes.

This terror of the hall-troops had come far.

A foundling to start with, he would flourish later on

as his powers waxed and his worth was proved,

In the end each clan on the outlying coasts

beyond the whale road had to yield to him

and begin to pay tribute. That was one good king.”

“Shield Sheafson, scourge of many tribes” is an example of the literary device of

Heroic Code Analysis

Read the following excerpt from Beowulf and answer the questions that follow.

“There was Shield Sheafson, scourge of many tribes,

a wrecker of mead-benches, rampaging among foes.

This terror of the hall-troops had come far.

A foundling to start with, he would flourish later on

as his powers waxed and his worth was proved,

In the end each clan on the outlying coasts

beyond the whale road had to yield to him

and begin to pay tribute. That was one good king.”

Name one reason why Anglo-Saxon writers used kennings.

Woe-walker, Mankind’s-enemy, and Shepherd of evil are all ___ to describe ___?

Grendel is said to be a direct descendant of?

“In his far-off home Beowulf, Higlac’s Followers and the strongest of the Geats. . . Heard how Grendel filled nights with horror And quickly commanded a boat fitted out, . . . Would sail across the seat to Hrothgar, Now when help was needed.” This quote BEST illustrates which EPIC hero trait?

What is the definition of an epic poem?

Which is a universal theme in the epic Beowulf?

Macbeth

Act I

Three witches, in shape of old, unwell women, come out of a severe thunderstorm in a Scottish moor. They discuss some matters and decide that they will meet again in a heath when the thunderstorm has passed and the battle that rages nearby has ended. There they will meet up with Macbeth. They then disappear back into the thunderstorm.

Which word best describes the mood Shakespeare tries to create in the opening scene?

Macbeth

Act I

Three witches, in shape of old, unwell women, come out of a severe thunderstorm in a Scottish moor. They discuss some matters and decide that they will meet again in a heath when the thunderstorm has passed and the battle that rages nearby has ended. There they will meet up with Macbeth. They then disappear back into the thunderstorm.

We know the mood is serious because the 'actual' text says…

Macbeth

Act I

We first hear Macbeth’s name from…

Macbeth

Act I

The first direct characterization of Macbeth comes from…

Macbeth

Act I

Macbeth getting the title of thane of Cawdor is ironic because…

BANQUO

Good sir, why do you start; and seem to fear

Things that do sound so fair? I' the name of truth,

Are ye fantastical, or that indeed

Which outwardly ye show? My noble partner

You greet with present grace and great prediction

Of noble having and of royal hope,

That he seems rapt withal: to me you speak not.

If you can look into the seeds of time,

And say which grain will grow and which will not,

Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear

Your favours nor your hate.

What is Banquo referring to when he says “why do you start; and seem to fear things that do sound so fair?”

BANQUO

Good sir, why do you start; and seem to fear

Things that do sound so fair? I' the name of truth,

Are ye fantastical, or that indeed

Which outwardly ye show? My noble partner

You greet with present grace and great prediction

Of noble having and of royal hope,

That he seems rapt withal: to me you speak not.

If you can look into the seeds of time,

And say which grain will grow and which will not,

Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear

Your favours nor your hate.

Which lines tell us that Banquo seeks to know his future?

BANQUO

Good sir, why do you start; and seem to fear

Things that do sound so fair? I' the name of truth,

Are ye fantastical, or that indeed

Which outwardly ye show? My noble partner

You greet with present grace and great prediction

Of noble having and of royal hope,

That he seems rapt withal: to me you speak not.

If you can look into the seeds of time,

And say which grain will grow and which will not,

Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear

Your favours nor your hate.

Banquo’s prophecies stand in contrast to Macbeth’s prophecies because…

MACBETH

Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more:

By Sinel's death I know I am thane of Glamis;

But how of Cawdor? the thane of Cawdor lives,

A prosperous gentleman; and to be king

Stands not within the prospect of belief,

No more than to be Cawdor. Say from whence

You owe this strange intelligence? or why

Upon this blasted heath you stop our way

With such prophetic greeting? Speak, I charge you.

Witches vanish

By Macbeth’s initial reaction to the prophecies, we know…

MACBETH

Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more:

By Sinel's death I know I am thane of Glamis;

But how of Cawdor? the thane of Cawdor lives,

A prosperous gentleman; and to be king

Stands not within the prospect of belief,

No more than to be Cawdor. Say from whence

You owe this strange intelligence? or why

Upon this blasted heath you stop our way

With such prophetic greeting? Speak, I charge you.

Witches vanish

We know Macbeth’s initial reaction because Macbeth says…

MACBETH

Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more:

By Sinel's death I know I am thane of Glamis;

But how of Cawdor? the thane of Cawdor lives,

A prosperous gentleman; and to be king

Stands not within the prospect of belief,

No more than to be Cawdor. Say from whence

You owe this strange intelligence? or why

Upon this blasted heath you stop our way

With such prophetic greeting? Speak, I charge you.

Witches vanish

When the witches give Macbeth his prophecy, this is a form of dramatic irony because…

MACBETH

Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more:

By Sinel's death I know I am thane of Glamis;

But how of Cawdor? the thane of Cawdor lives,

A prosperous gentleman; and to be king

Stands not within the prospect of belief,

No more than to be Cawdor. Say from whence

You owe this strange intelligence? or why

Upon this blasted heath you stop our way

With such prophetic greeting? Speak, I charge you.

Witches vanish

Shakespeare most likely uses dramatic irony in Act I to…

Act II

In Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act II Scene 1, Macbeth and the reader realize that Macbeth is on verge of insanity because…

Lady Macbeth had a detailed plan for the murder to Duncan. Which part of the plan did Macbeth mess up?

After Lady Macbeth corrects Macbeth’s mistake, she says, “My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white” this can best be paraphrased to say…

Sonnet 130

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red than her lips' red;

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damasked, red and white,

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes is there more delight

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

That music hath a far more pleasing sound;

I grant I never saw a goddess go;

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.

And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare

As any she belied with false compare.

What is the theme of this sonnet?

Sonnet 130

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red than her lips' red;

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damasked, red and white,

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes is there more delight

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

That music hath a far more pleasing sound;

I grant I never saw a goddess go;

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.

And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare

As any she belied with false compare.

What line(s) from the sonnet best BEST support the theme?

Sonnet 130

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red than her lips' red;

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damasked, red and white,

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes is there more delight

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

That music hath a far more pleasing sound;

I grant I never saw a goddess go;

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.

And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare

As any she belied with false compare.

What is the rhyme scheme for a Shakespearean sonnet?

Sonnet 130

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red than her lips' red;

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damasked, red and white,

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes is there more delight

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

That music hath a far more pleasing sound;

I grant I never saw a goddess go;

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.

And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare

As any she belied with false compare.

Where does the "turn" occur in a sonnet?

Sonnet 130

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red than her lips' red;

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damasked, red and white,

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes is there more delight

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

That music hath a far more pleasing sound;

I grant I never saw a goddess go;

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.

And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare

As any she belied with false compare.

Which of the following best describes the "turn" that occurs?