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    The document provides instruction on key concepts in oral storytelling traditions, including oral tradition, scops, alliteration, epics, heroes' journeys, archetypes, and the themes of good vs. evil. It includes examples of alliteration in sentences and from poems. Key details are given on characters and places in the epic poem Beowulf, such as Beowulf being the Geatish epic hero who defeats the monsters Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon to help the Danish king Hrothgar and his people.

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    The document provides instruction on key concepts in oral storytelling traditions, including oral tradition, scops, alliteration, epics, heroes' journeys, archetypes, and the themes of good vs. evil. It includes examples of alliteration in sentences and from poems. Key details are given on characters and places in the epic poem Beowulf, such as Beowulf being the Geatish epic hero who defeats the monsters Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon to help the Danish king Hrothgar and his people.

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    The document provides instruction on key concepts in oral storytelling traditions, including oral tradition, scops, alliteration, epics, heroes' journeys, archetypes, and the themes of good vs. evil. It includes examples of alliteration in sentences and from poems. Key details are given on characters and places in the epic poem Beowulf, such as Beowulf being the Geatish epic hero who defeats the monsters Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon to help the Danish king Hrothgar and his people.

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    Directions: Follow along to Mrs.

    Ramirez and take notes accordingly


    Oral Tradition? Oral tradition storytelling by mouth

    Scops? Very skilled storyteller

    1. Alliteration 1. Repetition of a consonant sound


    2. Caesura 2. Serves like a comma
    (sih-zhur-uh) 3. Descriptive phrase of two or
    3. Kennings more words used to describe a
    4. Epic person or a thing (it's like a
    5. Epic hero nickname)
    6. Hero’s journey 4. Larger than life poem or story,
    7. Archetype always has a hero
    5. Main character in a narrative
    6. Hero leaves ordinary world for
    unknown
    7. Repeated pattern

    Good vs. Evil? Good = God


    Evil = Devil
    Good always win because God never loses

    Alliteration Practice: 1. He acts silly at times, but he


    was blessed with a brilliant
    Directions: Highlight the brain.
    words with the same sound 2. When the canary keeled over,
    in each sentence the coal miners left the
    cave.
    3. We sat around the campfire
    and chomped on chunks of
    charred chicken.
    4. That’s the first photo of
    France from the Moon.
    5. The gentle giant jumped in
    jubilation.
    6. The ninjas gnashed their
    knives and nailed their
    targets.
    7. The reporter wrote about the
    rebel raid.
    8. Seeking sanctuary, they
    formed a circle of spears.
    9. The red roses were wrapped
    in ribbons.
    10. Jellyfish have germs and
    jarring toxins.

    More alliteration Once upon a midnight dreary,


    practice: while I pondered, weak and weary,
    Over many a quaint and curious
    Directions: Highlight the volume of forgotten lore, -
    While I nodded, nearly napping,
    words with the same sound suddenly there came a tapping.
    More alliteration Gulped the blood, and
    practice: gobbled the flesh,
    But Beowulf grappled and
    Directions: Highlight the gripped him hard,
    words with the same sound

    Geat vs. Dane?


    Mead: Mead hall: gather and drink
    Where everyone goes to drink
    Herot:

    Important characters: Beowulf: epic hero, protagonist,


    geat (sweden)
    Hrothgar: King of the
    Danes/supporting character/Dane/
    Denmark
    Wiglaf: Beowulf’s bff/ride or die
    Grendel: monster (symbolize the
    devil) Antagonist
    Grendel’s Mother: monster (2nd
    antagonist)
    The Dragon: 3rd antagonist

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