24-25 4V wk 37.1 MA Literature Beowulf

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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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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

Slide 3 - Drag question

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True or False: Beowulf is an epic
A
True
B
False

Slide 5 - Quiz

Beowulf was written between...
A
450-1000
B
1066-1470
C
700-1000
D
1200-1450

Slide 6 - Quiz

Why is Beowulf probably written by a monk?
A
Because the main character is a monk
B
The author said he was a monk
C
The author is unknown. It might have been a farmer.
D
There are many Christian references.

Slide 7 - Quiz

True or false: Beowulf is only based on facts.
A
True
B
False

Slide 8 - Quiz

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Slide 10 - Video

Beowulf: themes
  1. heroic codes
  2. good vs evil
  3. loyalty
  4. death & defeat
  5. hospitality 

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01:04
Oral tradition
"knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another"

= mondelinge overdracht

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01:58
The story of Beowulf takes place in...
A
England
B
Germany
C
Scandinavia
D
Scotland

Slide 13 - Quiz

03:36
Wiglaf
Beowulf
Grendel's mother
Dragon
Friend
Hero
Grendel
Hrothgar
Monsters
King

Slide 14 - Drag question

04:43
Beowulf: themes (send 1)

Slide 15 - Mind map

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