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The early middle ages read Beowulf; what is it about? Com on wanre niht scriðan sceadugenga. Sceotend swæfon, þa þæt hornreced healdan scoldon, ealle buton anum. Þæt wæs yldum cuþ, þæt hie ne moste, þa Metod nolde, 1.Metod = God, creator, how can there be references to God? - ***A monk wrote it down and the story excited for a long time and it was told down by generation to generation till the monk wrote it down and he must have added some Christian elements. 2. This is a...

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English 12A Final Review During the Anglo-Saxon rukle, Christianity would gradually take hold under the leadership of which group? - ANS European missionaries Ancient Europeans believed what plant possessed magical powers? - ANS mistletoe Who was the goddess of the netherworld? - ANS Hel Who was the god of thunder and lightening of the Norsemen? - ANS Thor We get "---day" or Wednesday from whom? - ANS "Woden's day"; Woden Why does Unferth challege Beowulf's crede...

ENG 4A English IV: British Literature, 450-1780, First Semester Print Supplement v.2.2 (Moodle Rooms) Course Author Kathy Appleton Your grader may be different from the author. ENG 4A features: • 1/2 unit credit • 7 graded lessons, 6 containing Introduction, Lesson Objectives, How to Proceed, Discussion, and Lesson Assignments, 1 containing a Research Project • 1 final examination • 1 textbook • student must have access to a computer and the Intern...

What character embodies England's greatest legend? -Answer= King Arthur During whose reign did learning, literacy, and literature advance in Anglo-Saxon times? -Answer= Alfred the Great What genre is Beowulf? -Answer= oral epic The Anglo-Saxon term for fate is ________________. -Answer= wyrd Epics are traditionally ________________. -Answer= didactic One evidence of the mixing of pagan and Christian elements in Beowulf is ___________________________. -Answer= the assertion that wyrd is...

1.Which sentence best explains why modern English reflects the influence of several languages?: Between AD 500 and 1200, invaders from several coun- tries conquered parts of Britain 2.Match the words that have the same denotation: Favored=lucky Drenched=soaked Grinned=smiled Scoffed=mocked Elated=happy 3.What is the reason for the tragic end of the hero Beowulf?: Hubris 4.Which three parts of this excerpt from Beowulf relate to a warrior code?- : -His friend to avenge than with vehemence wa...

Alliteration correct answers Repetition of the first letter (consonant) at the beginning of adjacent words. Kennings correct answers Metaphorical compound words used as an allusion for a simpler idea. Ex: "Whale's path" for ocean. Low Style correct answers Primary style of narration, plain language. Allegory correct answers A figurative narrative conveying veiled moral meaning. Often an extended metaphor. Frame narrative correct answers Inserting one or more small stories within t...

1. In lines 10-11, what is the meaning of these lines and what theme do these lines introduce?: Appearances are deceiving; The witches delight in the confusion of good and bad, beauty and ugliness. 2. What mood is established with the appearance of three witches in the first scene of this play?: Considering the scene's stage direction (thunder and lightning) and the fact that the witches call on evil spirits, the mood established is dark and ominous (suggests something bad will happen in the f...

The following topics are covered by English literature: Battle of Hastings King John and Magna Carta Hundred year's true Black death Rise of Parliament Sir gawain and the green knight Canterbury tales Pardoner's tale

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