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anglo-saxon review for test Flashcards

1
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a mock of a piece of literature

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parody

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2
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beowulf was burned on a funeral ____

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pire

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3
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sang at beowulf’s funeral

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dirgd

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4
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the seafarer is a ___ but also an _____

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lyric

ellegy

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5
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wakeful sleeper describes ___

FL-

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beowulf

oxymoron

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6
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end of anglo-saxon period

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1066

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7
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three lyrics we read

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The seafarer
the Wanderer
The wife’s lament

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8
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brevity of life

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transitoriness

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9
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consolation to transitoriness

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seek for fame and glory

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10
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the 7 deadly sins

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lust
pride
envy
sloth-laziness
gluttony-over indulgence 
wrath-anger
greed
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“every rock, every tree, every crystal of snow cries out cold-blooded objectness.” from_____
FL- (5)

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grendel
hyperbole, cacophony, personification,
alliteration
epithet

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12
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another name for the anglo-saxon period

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dark ages

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13
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grendel descended from

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Cain

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14
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the allusion to Cain is

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biblical

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15
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Beowulf’s king/uncle

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Hygelc

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16
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author of Grendel

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John Gardener

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17
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figurative language when a person addresses an inanimate object

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apostrophe

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18
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pagan word for fate

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wyrd

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19
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the norman conquest brought

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french words into the celtic language

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20
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a pause in the middle or end of a line

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caesura

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21
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adjective that describes literary pieces from the anglo-saxon period

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oral

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22
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who is the warrior that helps beowulf

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wiglaf

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23
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what is the name of the mead hall

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herot

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24
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name of King alfred’s history book

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the anglo-saxon chronicles

25
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who translated most of the anglo-saxon works

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Burton Raffel

26
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latin came from the

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roman monks

27
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who’s burial began beowulf

A

shild’s

28
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Scandinavian influences came from the

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vikings

29
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The _____ book contained riddles and lyrics

A

Exeter

30
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swords that failed beowulf

A

Nagling- ancient sword against dragon

Hrunting- failed against grendel’s mother, dissolved in blood. Unferth gave it to him.

31
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4 differences between Beowulf and the Seafarer

  1. Beowulf is less ______. The Seafarer ends with _____ and tells how to get to Heaven
  2. Beowulf is _____. The SF is more _____.
  3. SF is critical of ______. In Beowulf, ______ are coupled with riches.
  4. The SF tells us to live _____. Beowulf follows an _____ method. Vengeance and audacious
A 
Christian.
Amen
old
modern
pagan burials
burials
humbly
eye for an eye
32
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4 similarities between Beowulf and the Seafarer

  1. Both have _______________. Style = ___
  2. both were written in the same _____ and have the same ____.
  3. both have a theme of _____.
  4. Both talk about the ____ as being important in their lives
A 
kennings, caesuras, epithets, alliterative measures
same
time period.
translator 
transitoriness 
sea
33
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classify beowulf as an epic

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over 3,000 lines
beowulf gives his resume to hrothgar- very long speech
vast setting- denmark and sweden over the course of 50 years
hero with superhuman strength of 30 men.
3 worthy adversaries
grendel was worthy bc he ravaged for 12 winters

34
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3 pagan elements in Beowulf

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stone gods
pagan burials
fate-wyrd
vengeance and monsters

35
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3 Christian elements in Beowulf

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creation story
Cain reference
beowulf thanks God for his victories

36
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what did you learn from your study of the anglo saxon period

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that many languages are rolled into our language now from all the influences. Viking, germanic, french, and roman influenced the original celtic language

37
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beowulf is more of a ____ not real _____

A

legend

history

38
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who is actually in the history book for beowulf

A

Hrothgar
Hygelac
Herot was burned by Ingeld
Hrothgar’s children were murdered by his cousin

39
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ending with amen is from where

A

Seafarer

40
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water became bone is from where

FL-

A

iceberg riddle

metaphor

41
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she had killed a glorious soldier
is from where
who is she and soldier

A

beowulf
grendel’smom
aschere

42
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i roar with the wind is from where

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anchor riddle

43
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surely I had not angered you Lord is from where

A

beowulf- hrothgar

44
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my soul roams with the sea is from where

A

the seafarer

45
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chilly fire is from where

fl-

A

grendel

46
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nothing golden shakes the wrath of God. is from where

A

the SF

47
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and out thoughts should turn to where our home is. is from where

A

The SF

48
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wound, around, bound, is what Fl

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assonance

49
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mighty water witch is what Fl

A

kenning

50
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hammered by the giants is from where

A

beowulf

51
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Hear me! is from where

what does this show

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oral tradition

52
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broken hinges rattle like swords. is from where

A

grendel

53
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it is good to find your grace in God. is from where

A

wanderer

54
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everything earthly is evily born.is from where

what Fl

A

wanderer
hyperbole
alliteration

55
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the world is my bone cave. is from where

what fl

A

grendel
parody
kenning

56
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they have seen their strength myselves. is from where

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beowulf

57
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fate has opened a single port. is from where

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wanderer

58
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that my beloved sits. is from where

A

the WL

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