BEOWULF
BEOWULF
BEOWULF
BEOWULF
CHARACTERS
CHARACTERS
CHARACTERS
Hrothgar—“king of the Danes,
sorrow heaped at his door by hellforged hands”
Grendel—“a powerful monster,
living down in the darkness”
Beowulf—“the strongest of the
Geats—greater and stronger than
anyone anywhere in this world”
Higlac—king of the Geats and
Beowulf’s uncle
Grendel’s Mother—“greedy shewolf” and “mighty water witch”
Wiglaf—devoted soldier and
cousin of Beowulf; “I’d rather
burn myself than see flames
swirling around my lord”
Hrothgar—“king of the Danes,
sorrow heaped at his door by hellforged hands”
Grendel—“a powerful monster,
living down in the darkness”
Beowulf—“the strongest of the
Geats—greater and stronger than
anyone anywhere in this world”
Higlac—king of the Geats and
Beowulf’s uncle
Grendel’s Mother—“greedy shewolf” and “mighty water witch”
Wiglaf—devoted soldier and
cousin of Beowulf; “I’d rather
burn myself than see flames
swirling around my lord”
LITERARY TERMS
LITERARY TERMS
LITERARY TERMS
LITERARY TERMS
alliteration—the repetition of
consonant sounds at the
beginning of words; used to
emphasize particular words or
images, heighten moods, or create
musical effects; ex. Grendel
Went up to Herot, wondering what
the warriors would do…
alliteration—the repetition of
consonant sounds at the
beginning of words; used to
emphasize particular words or
images, heighten moods, or create
musical effects; ex. Grendel
Went up to Herot, wondering what
the warriors would do…
alliteration—the repetition of
consonant sounds at the
beginning of words; used to
emphasize particular words or
images, heighten moods, or create
musical effects; ex. Grendel
Went up to Herot, wondering what
the warriors would do…
alliteration—the repetition of
consonant sounds at the
beginning of words; used to
emphasize particular words or
images, heighten moods, or create
musical effects; ex. Grendel
Went up to Herot, wondering what
the warriors would do…
kenning—a descriptive phrase or
compound word that replaces a
noun; ex. in place of Grendel’s
name: “the Almighty’s enemy” and
“sin-stained demon”
kenning—a descriptive phrase or
compound word that replaces a
noun; ex. in place of Grendel’s
name: “the Almighty’s enemy” and
“sin-stained demon”
kenning—a descriptive phrase or
compound word that replaces a
noun; ex. in place of Grendel’s
name: “the Almighty’s enemy” and
“sin-stained demon”
kenning—a descriptive phrase or
compound word that replaces a
noun; ex. in place of Grendel’s
name: “the Almighty’s enemy” and
“sin-stained demon”
stock epithet—adjectives that
point out special traits of people
or things; ex. “hell-forged” and
“strong-hearted”
stock epithet—adjectives that
point out special traits of people
or things; ex. “hell-forged” and
“strong-hearted”
stock epithet—adjectives that
point out special traits of people
or things; ex. “hell-forged” and
“strong-hearted”
stock epithet—adjectives that
point out special traits of people
or things; ex. “hell-forged” and
“strong-hearted”
caesura—a pause that divides
each line into two parts, creating
the strong rhythm of Old English
poetry
caesura—a pause that divides
each line into two parts, creating
the strong rhythm of Old English
poetry
caesura—a pause that divides
each line into two parts, creating
the strong rhythm of Old English
poetry
caesura—a pause that divides
each line into two parts, creating
the strong rhythm of Old English
poetry
epic—a long narrative poem that
celebrates a hero’s deeds
epic—a long narrative poem that
celebrates a hero’s deeds
epic—a long narrative poem that
celebrates a hero’s deeds
epic—a long narrative poem that
celebrates a hero’s deeds
CHARACTERS
Hrothgar—“king of the Danes,
sorrow heaped at his door by hellforged hands”
Grendel—“a powerful monster,
living down in the darkness”
Beowulf—“the strongest of the
Geats—greater and stronger than
anyone anywhere in this world”
Higlac—king of the Geats and
Beowulf’s uncle
Grendel’s Mother—“greedy shewolf” and “mighty water witch”
Wiglaf—devoted soldier and
cousin of Beowulf; “I’d rather
burn myself than see flames
swirling around my lord”
Hrothgar—“king of the Danes,
sorrow heaped at his door by hellforged hands”
Grendel—“a powerful monster,
living down in the darkness”
Beowulf—“the strongest of the
Geats—greater and stronger than
anyone anywhere in this world”
Higlac—king of the Geats and
Beowulf’s uncle
Grendel’s Mother—“greedy shewolf” and “mighty water witch”
Wiglaf—devoted soldier and
cousin of Beowulf; “I’d rather
burn myself than see flames
swirling around my lord”