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Anglo-Saxon Elegies, Lyrics, and Epics. Anglo-Saxon Elegies. ELEGY a poem mourning the loss of someone or something such as the passing of life, a way of life, beauty, or anything of intrinsic or spiritual value. Anglo-Saxon Lyrics. LYRIC POETRY - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Anglo-Saxon Elegies, Lyrics, and Epics
Anglo-Saxon Elegies
ELEGY a poem mourning the loss of
someone or something such as the passing of life, a way of life, beauty, or anything of intrinsic
or spiritual value
Anglo-Saxon Lyrics
LYRIC POETRY
Brief, melodic poems that focus on expressing personal emotions or
thoughts, rather than telling a story.
Anglo-Saxon Lyrics
In ancient Greece, lyrics were recited or sung to the accompaniment of a lyre, thus the name lyric.
Anglo-Saxon Lyrics
Anglo-Saxon lyrics usually have some or all of the following elements:
Regular beat, usually four stressed or accented syllables or beats per line, often called “Anglo-Saxon meter.”
Anglo-Saxon Lyrics
Caesura: pause within a line of poetry, sometimes indicated by a punctuation mark like a period or a semi-colon
Anglo-Saxon Lyrics
Kenning: a specialized metaphormade of compound words or a phrase used to name a person, place, thing, or event indirectly.
Example: “whale road” for sea.
Refer to class handout on kennings.
Anglo-Saxon Lyrics, Epics
Assonance: repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close together
Anglo-Saxon Lyrics
* Alliteration: repeated sounds at the beginnings of words in close proximity (within two or three lines of each other).
Anglo-Saxon Lyrics
* Hyperbole: exaggeration used for effect
Anglo-Saxon Lyrics
* Litotes (lie-toe-tees): a special form of understatement negating the opposite (saying the opposite is not true.)
Example: Summer in Central Texas is not exactly cool.
Anglo-Saxon Epics
Epic: a long narrative poem that recounts the great deeds of a legendary hero who embodies the values of a particular society and is in pursuit of a goal of national importance.
Anglo-Saxon Epics
Folk Epics versus Literary Epics
Folk epics: stories about heroes recited or sung as entertainment and passed from generation to generation by oral tradition. Eventually, folk epics were written down some time after they were composed.
Anglo-Saxon Epics
Folk Epics versus Literary Epics
Literary epics: have the same style and conventions of a folk epic but are written by an individual author
Anglo-Saxon Epics
EPIC CONVENTIONS* Invocation of a muse* Plot begins in medias res* Serious in tone* Lofty and dignified style
Key elements of an epic include:EPIC HERO:
the central character or protagonist of the epic;
will be larger-than-life in a super hero way or
of noble or semi-divine birth.
Anglo-Saxon EpicsQUEST:
the epic hero goes on a long, dangerous mission thereby
proving his heroism and winning honor, respect, glory, and
renown.
Anglo-Saxon Epics
VALOROUS DEEDS: His actions demonstrate his courage,
strength, and/or virtue.
Anglo-Saxon Epics
DIVINE INTERVENTION: often receives help from a god, or another supernatural force,
who takes an interest in his quest or hero must journey to
and return from the “Underworld.”
Anglo-Saxon Epics
MONSTERS: the epic hero defeats monsters
that represent the dark, destructive forces or powers that are in opposition to the
“good.”
Anglo-Saxon Elegies, Lyrics, and Epics
As with previous notes, these will be supplemented and expanded as the semester progresses.
Be sure you keep these notes in the literature section of your notebook.
Anglo-Saxon Elegies