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Beowulf IntroducingtheEpicLiteraryFocus TheEpicHeroThePoetryofBeowulf Caesuras Alliteration andKennings FeatureMenu Beowulf thefirstgreatworkofEnglishnationalliterature theepicstoryoftheheroBeowulf whofightsthedemonicmonsterGrendel Beowulfis BeowulfIntroducingtheEpic BeowulfIntroducingtheEpic Beowulf nephewofHiglac kingoftheGeats Hrothgar kingoftheDanes Wiglaf aGeatwarrior oneofBeowulf sselectbandandtheonlyonetohelphiminhisfinalfightwiththedragon People BeowulfIntroducingtheEpic Grendel man eatingmonsterwholivesatthebottomofafoulmere ormountainlake Monsters Grendel smother water witchwhoseeksrevenge Dragon giantfire breathingserpentwhomBeowulffightsinPartTwooftheepic BeowulftakesplaceinScandinavia Places ScholarsthinkHerotmighthavebeenbuiltonthecoastofZealand inDenmark Scandinavia Britain BeowulfIntroducingtheEpic Places Herot thegoldenguesthallbuiltbyKingHrothgarwherewarriorsgatheredtocelebrate EndofSection BeowulfIntroducingtheEpic Theepicheroisthecentralfigureinalongnarrativethatreflectsthevaluesandheroicidealsofaparticularsociety Anepicisaqueststoryonagrandscale BeowulfLiteraryFocus TheEpicHero BeowulfLiteraryFocus TheEpicHero BeowulfisoneofancientEngland sheroes KingArthur JoanofArc Othertimesandothercultureshavehadotherheroes InmodernAmerica theheromaybearealpersonorafictionalcharacter BeowulfLiteraryFocus TheEpicHero EndofSection BeowulfwascomposedinOldEnglish whichusesacaesura orrhythmicpause tocreateunity acomofmoreundermisthleo umGrendelgongan godesyrreb r myntesemansca amannacynnessumnebesyrwaninsele amhean Linedividedintotwopartsbyacaesura Locatethecaesuraintheselines BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf HerearethesamelinesinmodernEnglishfromBurtonRaffel stranslation Outfromthemarsh fromthefootofmistyHillsandbogs bearingGod shatred Grendelcame hopingtokillAnyonehecouldtraponthistriptohighHerot Punctuationreproducespauseeffectofthecaesura BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf TheAnglo Saxonoralpoetalsousedthepoeticdeviceofalliteration Grendelgongan godesyrreb r myntesemansca amannacynnes BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf Alliteration therepetitionofconsonantsoundsinwordsclosetogether TheemphasisonthewsoundinthislinefromShakespeare sSonnet30createsamelancholytone Andwitholdwoesnewwailmydeartime swaste BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf FindexamplesofalliterationinBurtonRaffel stranslationoflines1 5 Outfromthemarsh fromthefootofmistyHillsandbogs bearingGod shatred Grendelcame hopingtokillAnyonehecouldtraponthistriptohighHerot BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf FindexamplesofalliterationinBurtonRaffel stranslationoflines1 5 Outfromthemarsh fromthefootofmistyHillsandbogs bearingGod shatred Grendelcame hopingtokillAnyonehecouldtraponthistriptohighHerot BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf Thekenningisanotherpoeticdevicethatwasusedbytheoralpoet ExamplesofkenningsfromBeowulf gold shininghall Herotguardianofcrime Grendelstrong heartedwakefulsleeper Beowulfcave guardandsky bornefoe dragon BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf swan road whale path都是sea的意思 都是kenningmetonymy转喻 借代如drinkthewarmsouth是喝酒的意思 英国南方气候湿润 盛产葡萄 所以warmsouth代指酒 酒的特点和南方的特点之间的联系体会一下再一个 lobsters代指美国士兵 因为美国士兵的脸是红色的 Kenning ametaphoricalphraseorcompoundwordusedtonameaperson place thing oreventindirectly Akenningenhancestheliteralmeaningofthewords Akenninggivesthelisteneranideaofhowthewordsconnecttoanideaorconceptthatisricherandmoreemotionallycomplex BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf Createmodern daykenningsforthingsyouseearoundyou giverofwordsword wand EndofSection BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf Beowulfisanoralepicpassedfrombardtobard Harpist bardstoldthefamiliarstoryforaudiencesinthecommunalhallsatnight ReconstructedAnglo SaxonvillageinWestStow England withcommunalhallontheleft Writtendownbetween700and750 BeowulfBackground Whowroteitdown scenerydescribedresemblesNorthumbria northeasternEngland Theory ThepoetwhowroteBeowulfdownmayhavebeenaNorthumbrianmonk Evidence Christianelementsinepic EndofSection BeowulfBackground Quickwrite MaketheConnection Writeaboutacontemporaryhero realorfictional andthechallengesheorshefaces Describeyourhero andthenbrieflyanalyzehimorherusingthesequestions Whatsortofeviloroppressiondoesyourheroconfront Whydoesheorsheconfrontevil What sthemotivation Forwhomdoesyourheroconfrontevil Whatvirtuesdoesyourherorepresent EndofSection BeowulfQuickwrite Vocabulary PreviewingtheVocabulary resoluteadj determined vehementlyadv violentlyinfallibleadj unabletofailorbewrongfurledv rolledup lavishadj extravagantassailv attackextolledv praised BeowulfVocabulary WhichWord isoftenusedinreferencetoaflag describessomeonewhoisstubborn describeshowsomeonemightargueaboutasubjectheorshefeelsstronglyabout isasynonymforpraised describessomeonewhocannotfail d