Beowulf/Anglo Saxon Vocab Quiz Flashcards | StudBudBeowulf/Anglo Saxon Vocab Quiz
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1Caesura
- The rhyme scheme of a poem
- The amount of lines in a poem
- The theme of a poem
- A rhythmic break in a line of poetry
2Pagan
- Not believing in any religion at all
- Any religious belief other than major world religions
- Believing that all religions are true in nature
- Having strong Christian beliefs
3Oral Tradition
- Stories that depicted info on heroes of specific cultures
- Stories that provided info on royalty of specific times
- Stories written down, and read to children
- Stories told verbally...meant to be heard rather than read
4Epic Hero
- A hero that is rebellious, and goes against the norms
- A hero that represents the good of society...noble and brave
- A hero that is flawed. Many people die because of this hero.
- A hero so awesome, you could only describe them as epic.
5Epic Poem
- Long narrative poem about heroic deeds. Important to culture
- A poem that's so incredible it can only be described as epic
- A poem that is romantic in nature.
- A poem that details problems that occur in society
6Old English
- Language that sounds like German.Beowulf was written in this
- The language that Shakespeare used in his plays
- The language that is spoken in England today
- Using sophisticated language to make English sound older
7Kenning
- A specific rhyme scheme in poetry
- Comparison using like or as
- Giving human qualities to nonhuman animals or objects
- A compound expression with metaphorical meaning.
8Anglo Saxon
- Migrated from western Asia to England
- Migrated across the Pacific Ocean from America in 500 AD
- Migrated from northern Africa to escape persecution in Egypt
- Migrated to England from areas around Germany.
