oldest wrtten text in england
BEOWULF
germanic tribes
ANGLO-SAXONS
to move suddenly and switfly
BOLT
crouch in shame or fear
COWER
chewing slowly
GNAW
monster/ evilspirit
FIEND
tendon
SINEW
banquet hall
MEAD HALL
beam supporting a building
RAFTER
whats grendel?
FIEND
CURSED CREATURE BY GOD
what happened when banquet hall when they were fighting
IT SHOOK AND SWAYED
geat -
dane-
SWEDEN
DENMARK
qualities of an epic hero
NOBLE BIRTH
SUPERNATURAL
VAST TRAVELER
UNMATCHED WARRIOR
CULTURAL LEGEND
BATTLESUPERMAN FOES
prince of sweden
BEOWULF
repetition of initial contonant sound
ALLITERATION
uses like or as
SIMILE
compare two unlike things/ doesnt use like or as
METAPHOR
describe nonliving objects as living things
PERSONIFICATION
meaning isnt derived from literal meaning
HYPERBOLE
figurative phrase
IDIOM
metaphorical phrases that replaces nouns
KENNINGS
My backpack feels as heavy as a sack of bricks
SIMILE
Her voice is music to my ears.
METAPHOR
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
ALITERATION