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Beowulf Vocabulary

Quiz by Kim Derrick

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  • Q1
    to get rid of
    affliction
    gorge
    Purge
    lair
    30s
  • Q2
    something troubling, like a disease
    loathsome
    affliction
    gorge
    purge
    30s
  • Q3
    to overeat
    purge
    affliction
    gorge
    livid
    30s
  • Q4
    famous but in a bad way
    epithet
    infamous
    epic
    loathsome
    30s
  • Q5
    den
    talons
    lair
    affliction
    gorge
    30s
  • Q6
    discolored from being bruised
    affliction
    gorge
    livid
    epithet
    30s
  • Q7
    disgusting
    gorge
    loathsome
    infamous
    epithet
    30s
  • Q8
    claws
    talons
    lair
    epic
    livid
    30s
  • Q9
    a long narrative poem
    epithet
    talons
    lair
    epic
    30s
  • Q10
    adjectives used to describe persons or things
    epithet
    epic
    infamous
    talons
    30s
  • Q11
    storytellers
    infamous
    affliction
    scops
    lair
    30s
  • Q12
    fate
    affliction
    scop
    wyrd
    purge
    30s
  • Q13
    repetition of consonant sounds
    simile
    alliteration
    kenning
    hyperbole
    30s
  • Q14
    compound word or phrase that takes the place of a specific noun and adds imagery to writing
    metaphor
    simile
    kenning
    alliteration
    30s
  • Q15
    extreme exaggeration
    alliteration
    hyperbole
    simile
    kenning
    30s

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