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Poetry and how it reflects the culture that it originated from

1. Poetry and the life Stories it paints

2. What is poetry?

3. P oetry literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.

4. Example

5. According to Richard Lederer Poetry is the heartbeat of life. Poems are life transmuted into diamonds, compact and indestructible. The first literature of every country is its poetry. It is the oldest language we have, the most primitive, the most elemental, and the most natural expression of ourselves as human beings.

6. Unlocking of difficulties Primitive -relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something. Literature- written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit .

7. Lesson 1 Poetry of the Anglo-Saxon Era -The A nglo-Saxons were the Germanic conquerors off Britain during the 5 th century A.D. They first established a number of separate kingdoms, principally Northhumbria , Mercia and Wessex , but eventually England was unified under Anglo Saxxon dynasty .

8. The Anglo-Saxons

9. Kings ruled with the assistance of the witan, or council of wise men. Popular government and justice at the local level took the form of hundreds of courts . They eventually converted to Christianity. The A nglo- Saxxons developed a rich art and literature. Their language is Old English.

10. witan, or council of wise men courts.

11. Beowulf is the greatest piece of literature from the A nglo Saxxons . An epic, it tells the story of Beowulf, a Norse hero and a warrior who fought and conquered several monsters that terrorized Demark and Sweden. The poem combines the elements of Anglo-Saxon culture with Christian moral values in an extraordinary adventure story

12. Beowulf the hero

13. Reading the Selection The only known surviving manuscript of Beowulf dates from c.1000. Some historians believe it might date right back to c.750. Herein provided are the Prologue and Part I of the epic. The whole epic contains 3 180 lines .

14. PROLOGUE Hear me! We've heard of Danish heroes, Ancient kings and the glory they cut For themselves, swinging mighty swords! How Shild made slaves of soldiers from every Land, crowds of captives he'd beaten Into terror, he'd traveled to Denmark alone,

15. An abandoned child, but changed his own fate, Lived to be rich and much honored. He ruled Lands on all sides: wherever the sea Would take them his soldiers sailed, returned With tribute and obedience. There was a brave King! And he gave them more than his glory, Conceived a son for the Danes, a new leader Allowed them by the grace of God. They had lived, Before his coming, kingless and miserable

16. Beowulf sailing

17. Now the Lord of all life, Ruler Of glory, blessed them with a prince, Beo , Whose power and fame soon spread through the world. Shild's strong son was the glory of Denmark; His father's warriors were wound round his heart With golden rings, bound to their prince By his father's treasure.

18. So young men build The future, wisely open-handed in peace, Protected in war; so warriors earn Their fame, and wealth is shaped with a sword. When his time was come, the old king died, Still strong but called to the Lord's hands. His comrades carried him down to the shore, Before him as their leader had asked, their lord And companion, while words could move on his tongue.

19. Shild's reign had been long; he ruled them well. There in the harbor was a ring- prowed fighting Ship, its timbers icy, waiting, And there they brought the beloved body Of their ring-giving lord and laid him near The mast. Next to that noble corpse They heaped up treasures, jeweled helmets, Hooked swords and coats of mail, armor Carried from the ends of the earth: no ship Had ever sailed so brightly fitted, No king send forth more deeply mourned.

20. Burial at sea

21. Forced to set him adrift, floating As far as the tide might run, they refused To give him less from their hoards of gold Than those who'd shipped him away, an orphan And a beggar, to cross the waves alone

22. High up over his head they flew His shining banner, then sadly let The water pull at the ship, watched it Slowly sliding to where neither rulers Nor heroes nor anyone could say whose hands Opened to take that motionless cargo

23. PART 1 Then Beo was a king in that Danish castle, Shild's son ruling as long as his father And as loved, a famous lord of men. And he in turn gave his people a son, The great Healfdane , a fierce fighter Who led the Danes to the end of his long Life and left them four children, Three princes to guide them in battle, Hergar And Hrothgar and Halga the Good, and one daughter, Yrs , who was given to Onela , King of the Swedes, and became his wife and their queen

24. Then Hrothgar , taking the throne, led The Danes to such glory that comrades and kinsmen Swore by his sword, and young men swelled His armies, and he thought of greatness and resolved To build a hall that would hold his mighty Band and reach higher toward Heaven than anything That had ever been known to the sons of men And in that hall he'd divide the spoils Of their victories, to old and young what they'd earned In battle, but leaving the common pastures Untouched, and taking no lives.

25. The great hall

26. The work Was ordered, the timbers tied and shaped by the hosts that Hrothgar ruled. It was quickly Ready, that most beautiful of dwellings, built As he'd wanted, and then he whose word was obeyed All over the earth named it Herot .

27. Herot interior

28. His boast come true, he commanded a banquet, Opened out his treasure-full hands.

29. Opened out his treasure-full hands. That towering place, gabled and huge, Stood waiting for time to pass, for war To begin, for flames to leap as high As the feud that would light them, and for Herot to burn.

30. A powerful monster, living down In the darkness, growled in pain, impatient As day after day, the music rang Loud in that hall, the harp's rejoicing Call and the poet's clear songs, sung Of the ancient beginnings of us all

31. recalling The Almighty making the earth, shaping These beautiful plains marked off by oceans, Then proudly setting the sun and moon To grow across the land and light it; The corners of the earth were made lovely with trees And leaves, made quick with life, with each Of the nations who now move on its face.

32. As now, warriors sang of their pleasure So Hrothgar's men lived happy in his hall Till the monster stirred, that demon, that fiend, Grendel , who hunted the moors, the wild Marshes, and made his home in a hell Not hell but earth.

33. He was spawned in that slime, Conceived by a pair of those monsters born Of Cain, murderous creatures banished By God, punished forever for the crime Of Abel's death.

34. The Almighty drove Those demons out, and their exile was bitter, Shut away from men; they split Into a thousand forms of evil-spirits And fiends, goblins, monsters, giants, A brood opposing the Lord's Will, and again and again defeated.

35. Grendel defeated by beowulf

36. How Well Did You Read? Vocabulary Check Read the sentences on the following page and pay close attention to the italicized word. Find the correct meaning from the list of choices inside the box. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space before the number. After answering all the items, consult the dictionary to check if your answers are correct.

37. choices a. an evil spirit: a demon or devil b . the bow of a ship; the forward part of the ship c . produced; laid; developed d . a place where a person lives e . close friends you have worked with f . floating on the water without being tied to anything or controlled by anyone

38. g. male relatives h. a long pole rising from the deck of a ship, supporting the yards, booms, and rigging i. characterized by a triangular wall enclosed by the sloping ends of a ridged roof j . energetic or vigorous k . a formal dinner for many people, usually to

39. 1. His comrades carried him down to the shore . 2. There in the harbor was a ring- prowed f ighting ship. 3 . And there they brought the beloved body of their ring-giving lord and laid him near the mast.

40. g. male relatives h. a long pole rising from the deck of a ship, supporting the yards, booms, and rigging i. characterized by a triangular wall enclosed by the sloping ends of a ridged roof j . energetic or vigorous k . a formal dinner for many people, usually to

41. choices a. an evil spirit: a demon or devil b . the bow of a ship; the forward part of the ship c . produced; laid; developed d . a place where a person lives e . close friends you have worked with f . floating on the water without being tied to anything or controlled by anyone

42. g. male relatives h. a long pole rising from the deck of a ship, supporting the yards, booms, and rigging i. characterized by a triangular wall enclosed by the sloping ends of a ridged roof j . energetic or vigorous k . a formal dinner for many people, usually to

43. 4. Forced to set him adrift, floating as far as the tide might run, they refused to give him less from their hoards of gold. 5 . Then Hrothgar , taking the throne, led the Danes to such glory that comrades and kinsmen swore by his sword . 6. It was quickly ready, that most beautiful of dwellings, built as he'd wanted.

44. choices a. an evil spirit: a demon or devil b . the bow of a ship; the forward part of the ship c . produced; laid; developed d . a place where a person lives e . close friends you have worked with f . floating on the water without being tied to anything or controlled by anyone

45. g. male relatives h. a long pole rising from the deck of a ship, supporting the yards, booms, and rigging i. characterized by a triangular wall enclosed by the sloping ends of a ridged roof j . energetic or vigorous k . a formal dinner for many people, usually to

46. 7 . His boast come true, he commanded a banquet , opened out his treasure-full hands. 8 . That towering place, gabled and huge, stood waiting for time to pass. 9 . Hrothgar's men lived happy in his hall till the monster stirred, that demon, that fiend, Grendel. 10 . The monster was s pawned in that slime

47. Recalling the details I dentification

48. 11. Who was the abandoned child, but changed his own fate, Lived to be rich and much honored and a king

49. 12. The only known surviving manuscript of Beowulf dates from what time period?

50. 13. As now, warriors sang of their pleasure So Hrothgar's men lived happy in his hall Till the monster stirred, that demon, that fiend named?

51. 14. The name of Hrothgars great hall ?

52. 15. Who was kings Shilds son?

53. 16. Who took the throne after king Healfdanes reign?

54. 17. Who was the son of king Beo ? That took the throne who lead the Danes to the end of his long life and left them four children?

55. 18. Who was the biblical figure that killed his brother A bel and conceived the primordial monsters like Grendel ?

56. 19. Name at least one of the four children of Helfdane

57. 20. Who was the king of the Swedes ?

58. Answers

59. 11. Answer King Shild

60. 12. c.1000

61. 13. Grendel

62. 14. Herot

63. 15. Prince Beo

64. 16. Hrothgar

65. 17. Healfdane

66. 18. Cain

67. 19 . Hergar And Hrothgar and Halga the Good, and one daughter, Yrs

68. 20. King Onela

69. Comprehension Check: the use of a cooperative learning structure, the questions below can be answered/discussed in groups of four where each member of the group can be assigned a specific role as given :

70. Member 1: The Inquirer - asks questions about the story and about the tasks or questions below. Member 2: The Explainer - answers the questions asked by the Inquirer. Member 3: The Clarifier - makes an idea clearer by supporting and adding ideas to the answer/s given by the Explainer. Member 4 : The Summarizer - expresses concisely the main ideas discussed by the group in each task, sees to it that the ideas shared by the other members are summarized into one complete main thought; finalizes the answer to each

71. Example Who is Iman ? He is our classmate

72. Yeah he is the noisy kid that is friends with Marjon . Its impossible not to notice him since he moves around the classroom, to sit on different chairs during class.

73. So to sum it all up, he is our classmate and he is noisy and very disruptive during class.

74. 1. How was Shild described in the Prologue of the epic? How about Beo (Beowulf)? Read the lines that prove your answer. 2. How was Healfdane described in the first part of the epic? How are Beowulf and Shild related to him? Read the lines that prove your answers.

75. 3 . Who was Hrothgar ? How was he related to Beo (Beowulf)? Read the lines that answers. 4. Describe Herot . What was its importance to the warriors of Hrothgar ? 5 . Discuss an overview of the Old English world based on the excerpt of the epic. 6 . What social patterns of the Old English world are reflected in the epic?

76. 7. Based on the excerpt of the epic, what would you say were the qualities deeply est people of the Anglo-Saxon era? Would these qualities be equally esteemed in our times? Justify your answer. 8 . In what ways does the epic bring out the following Anglo-Saxon ideals of conduct: and love of freedom and glory ?

77. 9. What are the proofs that the author of the epic may possibly be a Christian? Read prove your answer. 10. Locate and read the parts where the so-called "Song of Creation" is found. 11 . Why is the epic Beowulf considered an aristocratic poem?

78. Score board Nerissa lawas – leader : 9 Eomer jan dequeros : 10 Arthea diane comendador : 9 John Paul Jumamil:9 Total: 40/37

79. Score board Lance eslera ; 10 Josephine requiron :8 C laire sanchez : 8 ALTHEA MENESES: 7 Total: 33/40

80. Score Abby siarot-8 Celestine joy briones-8 Jandi gween perez-8 Dave rhealynn camoro-8 32 /40

81. Score Ashley abraham -10 Avril burlas-8 Princess dy-7 Ronalyn dador-7 32/40

82. score Mary Salvador -9 Raj Roda-9 Dominique Viscarra-9 Angel Anggot-9 36/40

83. score Xyphare carrillo-9 Lebby garcia-8 John harold tarozza-8 Vince iman-8 33/40

84. Score board LYNIEL SERENTAS: 10 MARTIN GENISE: 8 REY MACAHIS: 8 KENT MARCIAL:8 Total:34 /40

85. score Michelle marcial-10 Jhon lemuel labastilla-8 Kyla viado-8 Denver jake unabia-8 32/40