This lab uses the definition, style, and characteristics of epic as described in the Wikipedia entry for epic poetry (https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_poetry) and in Six Elements of the Epic (https://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/engl257/General%20lit/six_elements_of_the_epic.htm) . Begin by reviewing these pages.
As a technical literary term, “style” describes the compositional habits that shape texts and give them a unity of feel or texture. Style can be broken down into many components: diction, level, syntax, grammar, ornament, and more. Rhetorical theory advises that the style suit the matter. This first reading exercise approaches Old English poetry through a focus on grammatical style. In poetry, the weight of meaning can be distributed variously over the elements of grammar. Does the Beowulf poet stress things and qualities, or actions? Nouns and adjectives, or verbs and adverbs? Do you identify characters in the poem interacting with (and being identified by) these grammatical choices?
Compose a 3-4 page, double-spaced, response to the questions of style for Beowulf.
Please use and cite the sources listed in this post. I will replace them with actual citations before I submit. Additionally, if you need more sources, please make sure to sit them. Please dont use spark notes too much 🙂
**BEOWULF PDF LINK: https://www.sthelens.k12.or.us/cms/lib05/OR01000906/Centricity/Domain/218/beowulf-translation-by-seamus-heaney.pdf
