Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Lit 12 Wed. Feb. 2

We reviewed the key notes from the Anglo-Saxon period and read two sections of Beowulf outloud.

Be sure to know
kennings
boast
the taunt
protocols and loyalties
characteristics of Beowulf
characteristics and purposes of the Christian and pagan references
Terms:
pathetic fallacy
understatement
caesura
enjambement
know the key characters and Beowulf's motivations
Read "Unferth's Taunt" page 19

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