November 7, 2013 Mr. Houghteling “It’s a Thrust into Battle Thursday!”

 Turn in “Women at War” responses.  Imagery Practice—Reviewing quotations from Beowulf.  “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother” (pages 47-51).

 Visual  Auditory  Gustatory  Olfactory  Tactile  Thermal  Kinetic  Kinesthetic  Synesthesia

Quotation Type of Imagery Explanation 1 “his eyes / Gleamed in the darkness, burned with a gruesome / Light” ( ). 2 “Grendel…cut / His body to bits with powerful jaws, / Drank the blood from his veins and bolted / Him down, hands and feet” ( ). 3 “But Higlac’s follower…fastened those claws / In his fists till they cracked, clutched Grendel / Closer” ( ). 4 “The high hall rang, its roof boards swayed, / And Danes shook with terror. …Herot trembled…Its benches rattled, fell / To the floor, gold-covered boards grating / As Grendel and Beowulf battled across them” ( ). 5 “[Grendel] twisted in pain, / And the bleeding sinews deep in his shoulder / Snapped, muscle and bone split and broke” ( ).

Quotation Type of Imagery Explanation 5 “[Grendel] twisted in pain, / And the bleeding sinews deep in his shoulder / Snapped, muscle and bone split and broke” ( ). Kinesthetic Auditory Tactile Kinetic The use of kinesthetic imagery—“the bleeding sinews…snapped, muscle and bone split and broke”— helps to describe the intense pain that Grendel is suffering.

QuotationType of Imagery Explanation 5 “[Grendel] twisted in pain, / And the bleeding sinews deep in his shoulder / Snapped, muscle and bone split and broke” ( ). Kinesthetic Auditory Tactile Kinetic The auditory imagery (“the sinews snapped”, “muscle and bone split”) shows Beowulf’s tremendous strength because only someone so strong could snap a monster’s bones like that and make it be heard during the battle.

 As we read about this battle, look for evidence of the following: ◦ IMAGERY—different types (put THREE examples of specific imagery types on the back of the handout I’ve given you). ◦ KENNINGS ◦ ALLITERATION ◦ The contrast between the pagan poem and the influence of the Christian monk who wrote the poem down.

 Complete the Imagery handout.  Work on the Study Guide Questions for “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother.”