1. How To Read British Lit.

2. Oral Tradition= entertainment
-Uses language more creatively for an audience -focused on sound -focused on description (imagery)

3. Kennings a phrase that represents one word Whale road=sea
teacher= giver of knowledge
On whiteboards, come up with an example for…….

4. 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

5. 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

6. More Alliteration

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Epics-
long narrative poem that celebrates a hero’s deeds

12. How text will look- from Beowulf

13. Canterbury Tales prologue

14. From the seafarer-