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Part 3 Flashcards

1
Q

surrounded; encircled

A

wreathed

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2
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one of the eleven warriors with whom Beowulf chooses to fight the dragon - and the only one who stays loyal and courageous

A

Wiglaf

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3
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rich and extravagant

A

lavish

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4
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a large metal or pottery vessel for serving wine or mead

A

flagon

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5
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scolding; rebuking

A

chiding

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6
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a pile of wood or other material on which a corpse is burned as part of a funeral ceremony

A

pyre

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7
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tower-like reinforcement

A

turreted

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8
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an extensive fire

A

conflagration

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9
Q

moved in a slow, shuffling, awkward manner

A

shambled

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10
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the highest point or peak

A

summit

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11
Q

How long did Beowulf rule in Geatland?

A

50 years

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12
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Describe the dragon’s dwelling place.

A

a burial mound fortified with ramparts

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13
Q

“Breathing out ruin, snorting hurricane” is an example of:

A

metaphor

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14
Q

What does Beowulf ask to be brought to him to feast his eyes upon before he dies?

A

a banquet of jewels

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15
Q

“Shame upon you!
Do your coward hearts knock at your ribs so loud
You cannot hear me?”
Who has coward hearts?

A

ten warriors

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16
Q

“All in its path, he bore down on the pygmy king.”

This line contains an example of:

A

hyperbole

17
Q

“Together they quenched the fire, together beat out his loathsome life.”

A

anaphora

18
Q

“Fierce love for his Lord
Flashed into rage, his words lashed like a whip:
‘Fine requital, this, for his gifts in the mead hall!
To think he called you brave, the flower of warriors!
That you swore to protect him - what mockery
that was!”
This passage reveals the important Anglo-Saxon cultural principal of:

A

exchange

19
Q

What set the dragon off on a fiery rampage?

A

A stranger stole a couple things.

20
Q

What are two of the items hung on Beowulf’s funeral pyre to honor him?

A

helmets and shield

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