Beowulf Lit Terms
Published on Nov 28, 2015
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BEOWULF LITERARY TERMS
Samantha Auer, Ali Turner, Claire Goldhawk, Lauren Regan, Inge Drake, Daniel Richardson
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SIMILE
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
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"THE SHIP WENT OVER THE SEA LIKE A BIRD" (LINE 218; EPISODE 1)"
Compares the way the ship was sailing to the graceful flight of a bird.
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METAPHOR
A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
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"THE SWORD, BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD, BEGAN TO FADE-- A BATTLE ICICLE" (EPISODE 8).
The sword is being represented as an icicle.
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ALITERATION
A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
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"...STEEP, STONY SLOPES..." (EPISODE 7)
Repetition of the consonant "S" makes this line more interesting to the reader.
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KENNING
A compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning.
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WORD-HOARD (BRAIN) LINE 258; HELL-SERF (DEAMON) LINE 786
Makes the epic poem more elaborate and intense.
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IMAGERY
The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively
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"I planned to bind him quickly to his deathbed with hand grips. I thought I could pin him down struggling for life without his body's escape" ( EPISODE 5).
This imagery is a depiction of how Ecgtheow was going to kill Grendel
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SYMBOL
A thing that represents or stands for something else, esp. a material object representing something abstract.
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"THE HILTED SWORD CALLED HRUNTING, AN ANCIENT TREASURE WITH EDGES OF IRON ADORNED..." (EPISODE 7).
The hrunting sword symbolizes Beowulf killing Grendel's mother.
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