Vocab Unit 3, general review

"She'd taken Hrothgar's closest friend, The man he most loved of all men on earth." Who is she?

Which Biblical Characters did we compare Beowulf and Grendel with?

Who made the sword that killed Grendel’s mother and why is it ironic?

nearness in time or place; kinship

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, what figurative language tool is Peter using?

An epic, like Beowulf--the poem, is...

An evil villain is destroying the world. Which epic hero do you select to save you?

to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

Which of the following is NOT a kenning (a type of metaphor)?

Anglo-Saxons practiced the oral tradition, passing down of stories orally by way of a scop.

In what ways is Beowulf an epic hero?

created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage

A female shirt is a shirt that a female wears. What is a mail shirt?