1. Anglo-Saxon Vocabulary Microsoft Office Clipart

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3. Alliteration Repetition of initial consonant sounds –Ex.: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Microsoft Office Clipart

4. Anglo-Saxon/Old English The Germanic language spoken by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes who invaded Britain in the 5 th century. –Ex.: cyning = king Microsoft Office Clipart

5. Caesura A pronounced pause in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line (pregnant pause) –Ex.: “I promise you this:// she’ll find no shelter,” from Beowulf Microsoft Office Clipart

6. Cultural Hero/Epic Hero A brave character who overcomes great trials and embodies the ideals of his society –George Washington Microsoft Office Clipart

7. Elegy A serious poem of lament, usually mourning a death or another great loss –“Elegy Written In A Country Church-yard” Microsoft Office Clipart

8. Epic A long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of its society –The Odyssey Microsoft Office Clipart

9. Kenning In Old English poetry, an imaginative metaphorical phrase used in place of a single noun –Ex.: whale road = sea Microsoft Office Clipart

10. Metaphor A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using like, as, resembles, or than. Microsoft Office Clipart

11. Oral Tradition The process of passing literature by word of mouth from one generation to the next –Ex.: The story of Santa Clause Microsoft Office Clipart

12. Scop An Anglo-Saxon traveling minstrel who composed or memorized oral literature and passed it down in the oral tradition. –Ex.: story tellers Microsoft Office Clipart