SOLUTIONS!!
epic correct answers beowulf is considered a long poem about a hero , also called an ___
hear me correct answers the scops would begin the story with the words : " "
funeral , shield correct answers the poem opens with a description of the ___ of the great king
___ , a ruler of the ancient danes & the founder of their royal line
hrothgar correct answers after beo & halfdane , king ___ stepped forward to rule the danes to
prosperity & great military success
herot correct answers this great king ( hrothgar ) constructed "a hall that would hold his
mighty band & reach higher toward heaven than anything ... all over the earth names it ___ "
grendel correct answers a monster named ___ stirs & haunts the moors
allusion correct answers grendel , the monster , was "conceived by a pair of those monsters
born of cain" . this is an example of an ___
30 , alliteration correct answers grendel "slipped through the door & there in the silence ,
snatched up ___ men , & smashed them ..." . this line is an example of ___
simile correct answers "the monster's thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws" this is
an example of a ___
foreshadowing correct answers "he wept , fearing the beginning might not be the end" this is
an example of ___
12 correct answers so this mead hall "stood empty , & stayed deserted for years , ___ winters
of grief for the king of the danes"
throne correct answers in the mead hall , the monster "dared to touch the king's glorious ___"
alliteration correct answers "that was their way , & the heathen's only hope, he'll always be in
their hearts" this is an example of ___
beowulf correct answers in his far away home , ___ was considered as higlac's follower &
"Greater & stronger than anyone , anywhere in this world"
14 correct answers "the bravest & best of the geats , ___ in all , & led them down to their
boat" , heading to denmark
simile correct answers "the ship foamed through the sea like a bird" this is an example of a
___
watchmen correct answers who first met the geat soldiers when they arrived on the dane
shores ?