1. “It’s an arctic Thursday!”
British Literature
“It’s an arctic Thursday!”
November 29, 2007
Mr. Houghteling

2. Bellringer
Kenning: A kenning is a miniature riddle, a poetic synonym, a descriptive phrase or compound word that SUBSTITUTES FOR A NOUN. Look at the following examples from Beowulf:
“the Almighty’s enemy” and “sin-stained demon”
To whom do these kennings refer?

3. Grendel: “the Almighty’s enemy”

4. Grendel
“sin-stained demon”

5. teacher doctor book money Bellringer
Kenning: A kenning is a miniature riddle, a poetic synonym, a descriptive phrase or compound word that SUBSTITUTES FOR A NOUN.
Consider the following nouns and write a kenning for three of them:
chair CD
teacher doctor
book money

6. Characteristics of an Epic (page 29)
Copy the bullets in your spiral notebook:
Epics from different languages and time periods share many of the same characteristics, including:
-The hero, generally a male, is of noble birth or high position and of great historical or legendary importance.
-The hero’s character traits reflect important ideals of his society.

7. -The actions of the hero often decide the fate – the wyrd – of a nation or group of people. -The plot is complicated by supernatural beings or events and may involve a long and dangerous journey through foreign lands.

8. While reading “Grendel”—page 33-35
Find at least one example of:
ALLITERATION
FORESHADOWING
KENNINGS
Write down the quotation, the line reference, and the page number.

9. HOMEWORK
Define the 15 “Words to Know” found on page 30.
Write a nursery rhyme (or a series of nursery rhymes) using 10 of the 15 words.
Underline the words in your rhymes.

10. HOMEWORK Example
There once was a girl who had an affliction: she talked and she talked with really bad diction. She would make her lament, that she lived in a tent, and was livid because she had not a cent.