anglo saxon

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anglo saxon is also called?
old english
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it narrates the advantages of a hero
anglo saxon(old english)
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an epic poem written in anglo saxon
beowolf
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the land of angles
england
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enumerate the 3 enemies of beowolf
grendel
mother of grendel
dragon
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a warrior who stayed with beowolf during the war
wiglaf
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oldest and longest epic in english literature
beowolf
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the period in english history and literature between the invasion of england by the tetonic
the anglo saxon period
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beowolf was written between the ___ and ___ centuries.
8th 7th
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a heroic poem, or epic poem, details the life of a hero as he battles enimies and fight in wars.
heroic poetry
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expresses the emotions and personal feelings of the speaker towards the subject of the poem
lyric poetry
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how many lines are there in beowolf?
3,000 lines
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usually have themes of crimes, excecutions, and disasters
songs
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is a " talk on a religous or moral subject"
sermon
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a narrative in which a character, place, setting, or event can be interpreted as something else.
allegory
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a prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and is focused n a single event with only a few characters.
short story
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elements of a short story:
character setting plot theme point of veiw
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