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Figurative
Language
Beowulf 1
Beowulf is an _____ poem
EPIC
Beowulf and Grendel
Represent what theme
Good and
Evil
Grendel died as a result of
Loss of blood
Beowulf takes
what as a trophy
(First)
Grendel’s arm
Grendel attacked Herot for
How many years?
12
Hrothgar warned Beowulf
That Grendel could
Not be killed by…
weapons
Beowulf used this to
Kill Grendel
His bare
hands
Unferth gives this to
Beowulf to fight
Grendel’s mother
His sword
How does Grendel’s mother
Retaliate after the death
Of her son?
Attacking
Herot and
killing one
of their men
How did Beowulf kill
Grendel’s mother?
A gigantic sword
created by giants
Poems with battles,
Heroes, serious
Subject matter
Epic poem
Repeating sounds at the
Beginning of words
alliteration
Pause within a line
Of poetry
Caesura
The “good guy” in a
Work of literature
protagonist
Metaphorical phrase which
Refers to a person, place,
Or thing.
Kenning
According to the Beowulf
Saga, the bodies of
Dead kings were:
Burned on the pyre
The dragon was mad
because
Someone steals a jeweled
Cup from his
treasure
When Beowulf prepared to
Fight the dragon
How did he feel?
No lust for battle and a sense
Of doom
What happens to the
Dragon’s treasure?
Given to the people at the end
How long is Beowulf king
When he fights the
Dragon?
50 years
Descended from Cain
One answer only
Grendel
Only warrior who did not
Desert Beowulf in the battle
With the dragon
And received the crown
Upon Beowulf’s death
Wiglaf
Builder of Herot
Hrothgar
An alcoholic beverage
Made from honey
mead
Father of Beowulf
And a great warrior
Edgetheow
Make your wager
How was the poem passed down
And how did it change over time?
What was added?
The poem was passed down by
Story-tellers called SCOPS. The
Story was passed down through
Oral tradition; therefore, it
Changed over time. It is a widely
Held belief that Christianity
Was added later because the
Religion of the time was paganism.