Contents

Beowulf Message Board

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Key Literary Elements

• The Author and His Times
• The Poem - The Plot
• The Characters

Other Elements
• Themes
• Style
• Language
• Point of View
• Structure
• The Epic Poem
• Sources

The Story - Summaries with Notes
• Prologue
• Verse 1
• Verse 2
• Verses 3 - 4
• Verses 5 - 6
• Verse 7
• Verses 8 - 9
• Verse 10
• Verses 11 - 12
• Verse 13
• Verses 14 - 15
• Verses 16 - 17
• Verse 18
• Verse 19
• Verse 20
• Verses 21 - 23
• Verses 24 - 25
• Verse 26
• Verse 27
• Verses 28 - 30
• Verse 31
• Verse 32
• Verses 33 - 35
• Verses 36 - 37
• Verse 38
• Verse 39
• Verses 40 - 41
• Verse 42
• Verse 43

Tests and Answers
• Test
• Answers

Term Paper Ideas
• Term Paper Ideas

Reference
• Glossary
• The Critics
• Advisory Board
• Critical Works