ENGLISH 9 |1ST QUARTER|

Beowulf

is one of the prized pieces in English literature and explores the adventures and conquests of an epic hero.

Old english

Language used in Beowulf

Angles, Saxons, and the Jutes

Three tribes of old english

Scandanavia

Setting of the story

The Danes

Tribe from Denmark

Anonymous

Who had written Beowulf?

Cain and Able and the Great Flood

Two stories that influenced Beowulf

Laurence Nowell

The first recorded writer of Beowulf

Sir Robert Cotton

After Laurence Noweel, Beowulf was passed down to? an antiquarian and the first baron of Connington.

Sir John Cotton

It passed down to his grandson.

Great Britain

Where was Beowulf donated to

Fragments

are group of words with an incomplete thought 

Subject, verb or both

A fragment lacks what?

Phrases

group of words that don’t have a complete meaning and cannot stand alone. Has no subject

Prepositional phrases

begins with a preposition and is followed by a noun or pronoun that functions as the object of the proposition

verbal phrases

This kind of phrase is comprised of a verbal together with verb form modifiers, objects, and complements

Infinitive phrases

Begins with an infinitive (to + base form of a verb) and includes its modifiers.

Noun phrase

This is the kind of phrase that consists of a noun and all of its modifiers. This can function as the subject, object.

Absolute phrase

This is the kind of phrase that consists of a noun, pronoun, participles and other modifiers. It doesn't modify a specific word in the sentence but rather modifies the sentence as a whole by adding

Relative Pronouns

Are words used to introduce relative clauses, which provide additional information about a noun in a sentence.

compound sentences

two independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunctions.

Dependent Clause

 also contains a subject and à verb, but it needs the independent clause to complete its meaning.

Simple sentences

It contains a subject and a predicate. The subject and predicate may be simple or compound in form.

Complex sentences

one independent clause and one dependent clause joined by a subordinating conjunctions.

Compound-Complex sentences

Two independent clause and one dependent clause joined by a subordinating conjunctions.

Caunterberry tales

is considered as one of the most prominent literary works in English during the Medieval Period or Middle Ages. It is a collection of twenty-four tales that are written in verse form.

Geoffrey Chaucer

is known as the Father of English literature.

Metrical Tale

is a long narrative written in verse form. It usually tackles the lives of ordinary people in society.

Setting

refers to the time and place of the story.

1. Beginning action

2. The rising action

3. The climax

4. The falling action

5. The resolution

Parts of plot:

The beginning action

refers to the initial events in the story that introduce the setting and the characters. These events lead to the conflict.

The rising action

refers to the events that take place after the beginning action.

The climax

is the turning point of the story. This is the most intense part of the plot

The falling action

refers to the untangling of events. These events after the climax present the result of the actions made by the protagonist in the climax.

The resolution

takes place as the events in the falling action finally lead to the ending of the story.

Symbolism

refers to the use of objects to figuratively represent important concepts or ideas.

Tone

refers to the attitude and the manner by which the author presents and treats the subject matter of his literary work.

Theme

Is the main message that the author aims to convey through the literary text.