Beowulf Review Flashcards
What best demonstrates our first connection between biblical and British history?
Abraham/Stonehedge
What term best describes the Anglo-Saxon government?
A rudimentary feudal system.
The cultural division and constant battles were caused by what?
The mixing of rival cultures.
What religion was mixed with the pagan society?
Christianity.
What are three examples of anglo-Saxon cultural values?
The love of glory, the need to be remembered, and unification for a specific purpose.
How was Beowulf originally intended to be communicated?
It was intended to be recited and sung.
What does media res mean?
The story starts in the middle of a conflict.
An address to the host means what?
A long speech given by the hero to rally the troops.
What type of family does an epic hero typically have?
Nobles.
What does flashback mean?
A literacy device used to recount the Epic heroes backstory.
Beowulf is not historically accurate, but what part of the story is accurate?
The old English ideals.
In what occurrence does Beowulf display a need for glory?
When Beowulf says that no one would help Beowulf and his men defeat Grendel.
What is dramatic irony?
When the reader know something the character does not.
What is and epic catalog?
a long, detailed list of objects, places or people that is characteristic of epic poetry
What is an epic simile?
A detailed comparison in the form of a simile that is many lines in length.
