Part 3 Flashcards
surrounded; encircled
wreathed
one of the eleven warriors with whom Beowulf chooses to fight the dragon - and the only one who stays loyal and courageous
Wiglaf
rich and extravagant
lavish
a large metal or pottery vessel for serving wine or mead
flagon
scolding; rebuking
chiding
a pile of wood or other material on which a corpse is burned as part of a funeral ceremony
pyre
tower-like reinforcement
turreted
an extensive fire
conflagration
moved in a slow, shuffling, awkward manner
shambled
the highest point or peak
summit
How long did Beowulf rule in Geatland?
50 years
Describe the dragon’s dwelling place.
a burial mound fortified with ramparts
“Breathing out ruin, snorting hurricane” is an example of:
metaphor
What does Beowulf ask to be brought to him to feast his eyes upon before he dies?
a banquet of jewels
“Shame upon you!
Do your coward hearts knock at your ribs so loud
You cannot hear me?”
Who has coward hearts?
ten warriors
“All in its path, he bore down on the pygmy king.”
This line contains an example of:
hyperbole
“Together they quenched the fire, together beat out his loathsome life.”
anaphora
“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:
exchange
What set the dragon off on a fiery rampage?
A stranger stole a couple things.
What are two of the items hung on Beowulf’s funeral pyre to honor him?
helmets and shield
