Anglo-Saxon Flashcards
(31 cards)
A pause of break within a line of poetry, usually indicated by the natural rhythm of the language
Caesura
Repetition of consonant sound in words that are close to one another
Alliteration
A part used to express the whole, or vice versa.
Synecdoche
Special poetic renaming of things
Kennings
the naming of a person, or human characteristic by some object or attribute with which is closely associated.
Metonymy
a poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something lost.
Elegy
a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts
Allegory
Killed using a giant magical sword-
Grendel’s mother
Embodies the knowledge of the price paid for physical and spiritual survival-
The dragon
Shows loyalty even though he faces certain death
Wiglaf
Is killed with beowulf’s bare hands
Grendel
Is the character responsible for mortally wounding beowulf-
The dragon
The demonic creature weapons are useless with
Grendel
Who attacks and kills thirty men
Grendel
Goes seeking fame
Beowulf
Is defeated in an underwater lair
Grendel’s mother
Two types of dominant people during this period in British history?
Celtics and Anglo Saxons
Where king Arthur came from ?
Welsh Chieftain who fought anglo saxons
Who his real name is?
Arthur
What book the seafarer was published in?
Exeter book
What people were thought highly of because they promotes heros?
Bards (scoups)
After the Romans left two things that happened in Britain.
Loss of central government and protection from invaders.
Beowulf’s tales of conquest are an example of the Pagan idea to seek ________.
Fame
What the dragon represents both Pagan and Christian.
The dragon represents in Christian shadow of the valley of death Pagan represents destiny
