Beowulf and Vocabulary List #3 Review
Across
- 2. To twist & squirm the body because of pain
- 5. Who summons the creature's wrath on Geatland
- 8. To flee away for shelter from danger
- 9. What type of a poem is Beowulf
- 13. The source of pain
- 16. What type of creature is guarding the treasure
- 17. Chains or restraints used to restrain a living thing
- 19. The hero who came to kill the monster
- 21. The part Beowulf takes of Grendel's dead body as a trophy
- 23. A metaphorical phrase to replace a concrete noun
- 27. The tribe which Beowulf belongs to
- 28. An honest expression of grief or sorrow
- 29. Old men
- 30. King of the Danes
- 32. Who hammered the big sword that was hanging on the wall of the lair
- 33. Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in lines of poetry
- 36. To cleanse, purify, or get rid of
- 37. To cause hatred or disgust
Down
- 1. Name of Beowulf's sword
- 3. How many of Beowulf's followers went with Beowulf to fight Grendel's mother
- 4. A natural pause in the middle of a line of poetry
- 6. Poets/minstrels
- 7. An Important Journey into the unknown
- 9. Beowulf's father
- 10. What was stolen from the creature's gold treasure that awoke the creature's wrath
- 11. A claw
- 12. Reaccuring theme or image in a work of literature
- 14. Very angry or to describe a very bad wound
- 15. How many original Beowulf manuscripts exist today
- 18. Who does Beowulf want the creature's treasure to go to
- 20. Dark, gloomy, or not clear (usually used to describe dirty water)
- 22. What kind of weapon did Grendel's mother try to use to kill Beowulf
- 24. When a person is known for a bad deed
- 25. Beowulf's grandfather
- 26. An object pulled tight
- 27. When a person stuffs themself with food
- 29. The monster who plagued Herot with death
- 31. Who was the only one who helped Beowulf kill the creature
- 34. What was built as a monument to Beowulf which his ashes were spread over
- 35. To have great enjoyment