Ms.Peifer
10 IB English
5th December 2008
LRJ#1:Beowulf
A value shown in this reading are the burial rites of an honorable warrior. An example of this is, " They stretched their beloved lord in his boat, /laid out by the mast, amidships, /the great ring-giver."(34). This gives the picture of how the people does the burial. They put him in a boat with precious items such as crafted blades. Evidence for this claim is, "They decked his body no less bountiful/ with offerings than those first ones did who cast him away when he was a child and launched him alone out over the waves."(43). Another evidence for this is, "so well furbished/ with battle tackle, bladed weapons/ and coats of mail."(38). These all support that the Danes bury honorable warriors with treasures. Another value is the celebration of heroism which took place in the mead hall. An evidence for this is, "for men to work on a great mead-hall/ meant to be a wonder of the world forever;/ it would be his throne-room and there he would dispense"(69).
An alliteration found in this reading is, "Head of the Heavens and High King of the World"(183). This alliteration is describing God. It also infers that God is a very great; Lord-like. Another alliteration is, "broad-beamed, bound by its hawser"(302). This is describing how the ship is riding through the water, how it's cutting through it. Another one in this is, "in their grim war-graith and gear at the hall"(321). This is describing the armor of the crew who came along with Beowulf all dressed for battle.
Kennings found in this reading is, "to be earth's lamplight, lanterns for the men"(96). This is indicating the sun and the moon being the light for the sky in which it leads the way for men. Another kenning is, "dark death-shadow"(160). This refers to Grendel about his sinister self and how devilish he is by using the connotations of "dark" and "death" together.
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