Monday, October 27, 2008

Minutes for Oct. 27

Today Mr. Lazarow discussed the format of the Beowulf test:
Section 1: essentially short answer, asks about in depth analysis (which we have discussed in class) elements
Section 2: Poetic format of Beowulf, how Anglo-Saxons organized their poems, and the basic terms for Anglo-Saxon poetry
Section 3: Mythical archetype hero, what categories of the mythical archetype hero does Beowulf fall under?
Section 4: Quote section (need to know the list of 31 quotes that was given to us earlier)

Also, we reviewed for the Beowulf test, mainly talking about the characteristics of the Anglo-Saxon culture. The primary ideas behind Anglo-Saxons are the reliationship between the lord and his people (visa versa) and the belief that all things come to an end.

Lastly, if you are ever in a situation where you need to impress someone, talk about hapax legomenon. A hapax legomenon is the single occurance of a word recorded in a certain language. This happens when there is very little known about a language and there is only one instance where a word is used. Because the word is only used once there are no other examples for context clues.

Sean H.

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