5V MA Lit 24-25 wk 39.1 Revision Beowulf & Riddles Info Feudal System King Horn

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Repetition of the same consonant letter in a line

A poem about a hero and heroic deeds

A pause (white gap) in a line

A compound expression with a metaphorical meaning

Examples: ban hus & First Wife

Epic

Alliteration

Caesura

Kennings

True or False: Beowulf is an epic

1. True
2. False

Beowulf was written between...

1. 450-1000
2. 1066-1470
3. 700-1000
4. 1200-1450

Why is Beowulf probably written by a monk?

1. Because the main character is a monk
2. The author said he was a monk
3. The author is unknown. It might have been a farmer.
4. There are many Christian references.

True or false: Beowulf is only based on facts.

1. True
2. False

What is a riddle?

Subjects of Old English poetry included....

1. nature, food, animals, weapons
2. weapons, nature, tools, an epic
3. tools, food, schools, animals
4. food, nature, alliteration, kennings