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GRabino - Exercise Beowulf
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1. Beowulf was composed in the 7 century
2. The Anglo-Saxon poet could compose his song in front of an audience without much preparation thanks to the sound level: alliteration, rhyme, caesuras and rhythm.
3. A caesura divided the Anglo-Saxon verse into parts. They were tied by alliteration.
5. The features of an epic poem are:
»The protagonist is an hero who can do what the other peoples can not do.
»It tells about the deeds of this one.
»The style is elevated and it is usually long.
6. The scop have a very important role in Anglo-Saxon society because he was considered the voice of the memory of a tribe.