introduction to anglo-saxton literature- beowulf

____ refers to a conclusion based on evidence in the text

inference

Which sentence from the passage best supports his inference?

Beowulf, Ecgtheow’s son, replied:
"Well, friend Unferth, you have had your say
about Breca and me. But it was mostly beer
that was doing the talking. The truth is this:
when the going was heavy in those high waves,
I was the strongest swimmer of all.
We’d been children together and we grew up
daring ourselves to outdo each other,
boasting and urging each other to risk
our lives on the sea.

Now read Luka’s inference.

Even though he’s a warrior, Beowulf often uses diplomacy instead of rushing to anger and aggression.

But it was mostly beer that was doing the talking.

Which passage best supports her inference?

Read Anja’s inference about Hrothgar.

Despite Grendel’s success in killing Hrothgar’s men, Hrothgar’s faith in God remained unshaken.

[Hrothgar] Now Holy God has, in His goodness, guided him here to the West-Danes, to defend us from Grendel.

Which interpretation of Beowulf does the passage best support?

"It bothers me to have to burden anyone
with all the grief Grendel has caused
and the havoc he has wreaked upon us in Heorot,
our humiliations. My household-guard
are on the wane, fate sweeps them away
into Grendel’s clutches—
but God can easily
halt these raids and harrowing attacks!

While reading Beowulf, the reader encounters aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture such as Christian and Pagan traditions.

Which feature of Old English poetry did this modern translation maintain?

They marched in step,
hurrying on till the timbered hall
rose before them, radiant with gold.
Nobody on earth knew of another
building like it. Majesty lodged there,
its light shone over many lands.

alliteration

old english developed from ___ tribes

Germanic

Which excerpt from the modern translation of Beowulf most strongly reflects the half-line style of Old English poetry?

will go and ask him about your coming here, then hurry back

To make an inference correctly, a reader should

provide evidence to support the inference.

When a student studies the way the English language has evolved, the student is studying English’s

development

The passage features Anglo-Saxon culture because people are

Then it was like old times in the echoing hall,
proud talk and the people happy,
loud and excited; until soon enough
Halfdane’s heir had to be away
to his night’s rest. He realized
that the demon was going to descend on the hall,
that he had plotted all day, from dawn-light
until darkness gathered again over the world
and stealthy night-shapes came stealing forth
under the cloud-murk.

feasting