notes on the wanderer Flashcards
1
Q
the wanderer is in
A
exile
2
Q
the wanderer’s men have
A
died
3
Q
the wanderer has a very ____- outlook on life
A
pessimistic/fatalistic
4
Q
the wanderer is during what time span because
A
between Beowulf and the Seafarer
because there was still kings and mead halls
5
Q
sea-billows is a kenning to
A
waves
6
Q
there is the theme of ______ because of the line “in this brief world”
A
transitoriness
7
Q
the wanderer is ____ of boasting
A
critical
8
Q
what does war-destroyed mean
A
killed in battle
9
Q
what does the monstrous sea bird mean
A
died by drowning
10
Q
what does the old wolf mean
A
died by disease
11
Q
speaking to an inanimate object
A
apostrophe
12
Q
FL
alas bright cup
A
apostrophe
13
Q
the tone is
A
hostile
14
Q
the seafarer finds his soul with the sea but the wanderer
A
doesn’t find grace in the sea
15
Q
no one can understand the wanderer’s
A
misery
