ANGLO-SAXON POETRY

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ANGLO-SAXON POETRY
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ANGLO-SAXON POETRY
PASSED DOWN ORALLY AND IN INCANTATIONS
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ANGLO-SAXON POETRY
ELEGY-A poem of mourning and lamenting
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ANGLO-SAXON POETRY
ELEGY-A poem of mourning and lamenting
EPIC-An heroic poem
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ELEGIAC POETRY THE ELEGY
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ELEGIAC POETRY THE ELEGY "THE SEAFARER"
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ELEGIAC POETRY THE ELEGY "THE WANDERER"
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HEMSTITCH- LINES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
CAESURA WEIRGILD- PRICE OF A LIFE WYRD-FATE
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EPIC POETRY
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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM

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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM
• SERIOUS SUBJECT IN ELEVATED STYLE

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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM
• SERIOUS SUBJECT IN ELEVATED STYLE
• HEROIC CHARACTERS WHOSE ACTIONS SPEAK FOR
• A GROUP

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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM
• SERIOUS SUBJECT IN ELEVATED STYLE
• HEROIC CHARACTERS WHOSE ACTIONS SPEAK FOR
• A GROUP
• EARLIST EPICS-THE ILLIAD, THE ODYSSEY

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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM
• SERIOUS SUBJECT IN ELEVATED STYLE
• HEROIC CHARACTERS WHOSE ACTIONS SPEAK FOR
• A GROUP
• EARLIST EPICS-THE ILLIAD, THE ODYSSEY, BEOWULF
• EPICS WITHOUT KNOWN AUTHORS ARE FOLK EPICS

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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM
• SERIOUS SUBJECT IN ELEVATED STYLE
• HEROIC CHARACTERS WHOSE ACTIONS SPEAK FOR
• A GROUP
• EARLIST EPICS-THE ILLIAD, THE ODYSSEY, BEOWULF
• EPICS WITHOUT KNOWN AUTHORS ARE FOLK EPICS
• ELEMENTS OF THE EPIC

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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM
• SERIOUS SUBJECT IN ELEVATED STYLE
• HEROIC CHARACTERS WHOSE ACTIONS SPEAK FOR
• A GROUP
• EARLIST EPICS-THE ILLIAD, THE ODYSSEY, BEOWULF
• EPICE WITHOUT KNOWN AUTHORS ARE FOLK EPICS
• ELEMENTS OF THE EPIC
• HERO OF HIGH STATUS

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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM
• SERIOUS SUBJECT IN ELEVATED STYLE
• HEROIC CHARACTERS WHOSE ACTIONS SPEAK FOR
• A GROUP
• EARLIST EPICS-THE ILLIAD, THE ODYSSEY, BEOWULF
• EPICS WITHOUT KNOWN AUTHORS ARE FOLK EPICS
• ELEMENTS OF THE EPIC
• HERO OF HIGH STATUS
• VAST SETTING

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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM
• SERIOUS SUBJECT IN ELEVATED STYLE
• HEROIC CHARACTERS WHOSE ACTIONS SPEAK FOR
• A GROUP
• EARLIST EPICS-THE ILLIAD, THE ODYSSEY, BEOWULF
• EPICS WITHOUT KNOWN AUTHORS ARE FOLK EPICS
• ELEMENTS OF THE EPIC
• HERO OF HIGH STATUS
• VAST SETTING
• COURAGEOUS, SUPERHUMAN DEEDS

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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM
• SERIOUS SUBJECT IN ELEVATED STYLE
• HEROIC CHARACTERS WHOSE ACTIONS SPEAK FOR
• A GROUP
• EARLIST EPICS-THE ILLIAD, THE ODYSSEY, BEOWULF
• EPICS WITHOUT KNOWN AUTHORS ARE FOLK EPICS
• ELEMENTS OF THE EPIC
• HERO OF HIGH STATUS
• VAST SETTING
• COURAGEOUS, SUPERHUMAN DEEDS
• UNIVERSAL THEME

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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM
• SERIOUS SUBJECT IN ELEVATED STYLE
• HEROIC CHARACTERS WHOSE ACTIONS SPEAK FOR
• A GROUP
• EARLIST EPICS-THE ILLIAD, THE ODYSSEY, BEOWULF
• EPICS WITHOUT KNOWN AUTHORS ARE FOLK EPICS
• ELEMENTS OF THE EPIC
• HERO OF HIGH STATUS
• VAST SETTING
• COURAGEOUS, SUPERHUMAN DEEDS
• UNIVERSAL THEME
• SUPERNATURAL FORCES

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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM
• SERIOUS SUBJECT IN ELEVATED STYLE
• HEROIC CHARACTERS WHOSE ACTIONS SPEAK FOR
• A GROUP
• EARLIST EPICS-THE ILLIAD, THE ODYSSEY, BEOWULF
• EPICS WITHOUT KNOWN AUTHORS ARE FOLK EPICS
• ELEMENTS OF THE EPIC
• HERO OF HIGH STATUS
• VAST SETTING
• COURAGEOUS, SUPERHUMAN DEEDS
• UNIVERSAL THEME
• SUPERNATURAL FORCES
• OFTEN BEGIN IN MEDIAS RES (IN THE MIDDLE)

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EPIC POETRY

• A LONG, NARRATIVE POEM
• SERIOUS SUBJECT IN ELEVATED STYLE
• HEROIC CHARACTERS WHOSE ACTIONS SPEAK FOR
• A GROUP
• EARLIST EPICS-THE ILLIAD, THE ODYSSEY, BEOWULF
• EPICS WITHOUT KNOWN AUTHORS ARE FOLK EPICS
• ELEMENTS OF THE EPIC
• HERO OF HIGH STATUS
• VAST SETTING
• COURAGEOUS, SUPERHUMAN DEEDS
• UNIVERSAL THEME
• SUPERNATURAL FORCES
• OFTEN BEGIN IN MEDIAS RES (IN THE MIDDLE)
• OFTEN OPEN WITH THEME STATEMENTS OR AN
• INVOCATION TO A MUSE OR HIGHER POWER

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THE WRATH OF GRENDEL
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BEOWULF
THE BATTLE WITH GRENDEL
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BEOWULF THE MONSTERS LAIR AND THE BATTLE WITH
GRENDELS MOTHER
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BEOWULF
THE LAST BATTLE
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