Beowulf Vocabulary

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Which is an example of alliteration?
Options: "whale road,", "fastened those claws in his fists till they cracked, clutched Grendel closer" (284), "A noble life short. No Geat could have stopped her;" (line 417), "It's hot and it's monotonous."

Back

"fastened those claws in his fists till they cracked, clutched Grendel closer" (284)

Front

What is an epic?

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A poem that records and celebrates the heroic achievements of an individual.

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Diction

Back

style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.

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What is tone?

Back

an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

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Caesura

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A pause in the middle of a line of poetry

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Kenning

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A type of metaphor usually combining words

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lair

Back

the den or resting place of a wild animal

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Affliction

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A force that oppresses or causes suffering

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talon

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a claw like on a falcon or an eagle

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infamous

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having a very bad reputation