Beowulf Literary Terms

means "fate" or "destiny"

means "man price" or "revenge" in  Anglo-Saxon culture

to guess or come to a conclusion about something without proof

repetition of consonant sounds at beginning of words

a protagonist/main character who goes on a journey, faces hardships, possesses ideals of his/her society

the atmosphere or emotional setting created by a piece of literature

a reference to another work or object (literature, music, history, art, etc)

singer, songwriter, storyteller; kept warriors' memories alive

usually made of compound nouns that name an object by describing what the object does or is.

the loyalty between a king/chief and his warriors or thanes; necessary for survival

a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero

the time and place in a story

author gives hints about future events

information that appears near a word or phrase and offers direct or indirect suggestions about its meaning

communal building for feasts and storytelling; a neutral location