How To Read British Lit.
Oral Tradition= entertainment -Uses language more creatively for an audience -focused on sound -focused on description (imagery)
Kennings a phrase that represents one word Whale road=sea teacher= giver of knowledge On whiteboards, come up with an example for…….
Synecdoche & Metonymy Synecdoche- part stands for the whole Sail=boat wheels=car Crib = house On whiteboards, come up with an example for……. house television New York City Metonymy- uses a closely related word to represent a word Steel=sword shorty- cute girl Ride=Car On whiteboards, come up with an example for .. Cell phone computer teenager
Alliteration- “For this, this gold, these jewels” L 802 repetitive sounds in closely placed words ex: Sally sold seashells by the seashore “For this, this gold, these jewels” L 802 “On this spit of land so sailors can see” L 813
More Alliteration
Guess the noun the kenning is referring to… beast’s last battle heaven’s high arch shapes of darkness sea-paths gold-ringed fiercest of demons
Kenning- Answers beast’s last battle death L 290 heaven’s high arch sky L 309 shapes of darkness evil L 380 sea-paths sea L 247 gold-ringed wearing rings L346 fiercest of demons Grendel L 261
How to read this poetry- , ; . 1. Pay attention to punctuation Don’t stop at the end of lines 2. Pay attention to literary devices like- alliteration, kennings, synecdoche rhythm (caesura=rhythmic pause) 3. Look for action words (verbs)- separate description & action 4. Visualize it the action
A Hero….. 1. Is of noble birth or position 2. Has character traits that reflect important ideals of society 3. Performs courageous, superhuman deeds that reflect values and often determine the fate of a group of people
Epics- long narrative poem that celebrates a hero’s deeds
How text will look- from Beowulf
Canterbury Tales prologue
From the seafarer-