Alcorn
English IV
Beowulf Questions 4
Sections 8-10
Pages 36-38
1. Who is Wiglaf?
2. How does he react when he sees Beowulf struggling against the dragon?
3. Lines 370-399: What arguments does Wiglaf use to convince the men that they must fight
with Beowulf against the dragon?
4. Based on Wiglaf’s behavior and speech regarding Beowulf, do you think he has the
making of an epic hero? Why or why not?
5. Lines 366-368: Identify the alliteration.
6. Lines 375-380: Identify one kenning used to describe Beowulf.
7. Lines 391-392: Identify the alliteration.
8. Page, 36: Identify one epithet used to describe Beowulf.
9. Lines 395-399: Identify one use of parallelism.
10. Lines 411-418: The ultimate purpose of an epic hero is to leave something of lasting
value to his culture. What has Beowulf left to his people?
11. Lines 419-425: What are Beowulf’s final wishes?
12. Who does Beowulf appoint as his successor?
13. Lines 438-451: The closing lines of Beowulf serve as a king of elegy—a poem that
mourns the death o f a person or laments about something lost. According to the elegiac
final lines of the epic, what qualities made Beowulf a hero?
Alcorn
English IV
Beowulf Questions 4
Sections 8-10
Pages 36-38
1. Who is Wiglaf?
2. How does he react when he sees Beowulf struggling against the dragon?
3. Lines 370-399: What arguments does Wiglaf use to convince the men that they must fight
with Beowulf against the dragon?
4. Based on Wiglaf’s behavior and speech regarding Beowulf, do you think he has the
making of an epic hero? Why or why not?
5. Lines 366-368: Identify the alliteration.
6. Lines 375-380: Identify one kenning used to describe Beowulf.
7. Lines 391-392: Identify the alliteration.
8. Page, 36: Identify one epithet used to describe Beowulf.
9. Lines 395-399: Identify one use of parallelism.
10. Lines 411-418: The ultimate purpose of an epic hero is to leave something of lasting
value to his culture. What has Beowulf left to his people?
11. Lines 419-425: What are Beowulf’s final wishes?
12. Who does Beowulf appoint as his successor?
13. Lines 438-451: The closing lines of Beowulf serve as a king of elegy—a poem that
mourns the death o f a person or laments about something lost. According to the elegiac
final lines of the epic, what qualities made Beowulf a hero?