24-25 4V wk 37.1 MA Literature Beowulf

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Repetition of the same consonant letter in a line

A poem about a hero and heroic deeds

A pause (white gap) in a line

A compound expression with a metaphorical meaning

Examples: ban hus & First Wife

Epic

Alliteration

Caesura

Kennings

True or False: Beowulf is an epic

1. True
2. False

Beowulf was written between...

1. 450-1000
2. 1066-1470
3. 700-1000
4. 1200-1450

Why is Beowulf probably written by a monk?

1. Because the main character is a monk
2. The author said he was a monk
3. The author is unknown. It might have been a farmer.
4. There are many Christian references.

True or false: Beowulf is only based on facts.

1. True
2. False

Beowulf: themes

1. heroic codes
2. good vs evil
3. loyalty
4. death & defeat
5. hospitality 

01:04

Oral tradition

"knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another"

= mondelinge overdracht

01:58

The story of Beowulf takes place in...

1. England
2. Germany
3. Scandinavia
4. Scotland

03:36

Wiglaf

Beowulf

Grendel's mother

Dragon

Friend

Hero

Grendel

Hrothgar

Monsters

King

04:43

Beowulf: themes (send 1)