PROJECTS The Epic Poem Project 1. Choose a hero. You can be your own hero, or you may choose a real person, but you must give your hero superhuman qualities like Beowulf. Your hero must meet all 4 criteria for an epic hero by the end and display Anglo- Saxon earthly virtues. 2. Beowulf is a symbol he has a place in the epic, but also in the religion behind the epic. You should – base your epic on a religious or philosophical world view and develop characters who are symbolic within that world view. Just as Beowulf (messiah), Grendel (devil) and Hrothgar and the Danes (church) are symbolic of Christian figures, your hero must represent his cultural and spiritual background. You can use your own religion or philosophy of life, or you may create one, but either way you must assume that I know nothing about it and attach a ½ page explanation of it and its use in your epic at the end of your project. 3. Your epic should have 5 parts similar in length to those in Beowulf. They should have descriptive titles as do those in Beowulf. There is no maximum length, only minimum about 50 lines of a similar length to – those in the book. 4. Your epic must contain at least 3 examples EACH of alliteration, assonance, caesura and kenning. You MUST highlight them. 5. You should include a page with illustrations and your title. 6. Any strong resemblance to another person’s work will result in a zero. * In the event of uneven numbers, a group of three may be formed or one person may work alone. In either case, each person must write 2 parts of an epic poem, and the project must contain all of the other requirements. Here are a few ideas: put everyone else first, such as when he came to help Hrothgar without being asked. may be deceiving and people may change remember when Hrothgar and his men – change religion. uses details and exaggeration to get your attention. is divided into 3 main parts one for each of Beowulf’s three battles. – Beowulf, there is a clear good side and evil side, and the good side is under attack. This inspires people to side with the hero.
PROJECTS The Epic Poem Project 1. Choose a hero. You can be your own hero, or you may choose a real person, but you must give your hero superhuman qualities like Beowulf. Your hero must meet all 4 criteria for an epic hero by the end and display Anglo- Saxon earthly virtues. 2. Beowulf is a symbol – he has a place in the epic, but also in the religion behind the epic. You should base your epic on a religious or philosophical world view and develop characters who are symbolic within that world view. Just as Beowulf (messiah), Grendel (devil) and Hrothgar and the Danes (church) are symbolic of Christian figures, your hero must represent his cultural and spiritual background. You can use your own religion or philosophy of life, or you may create one, but either way you must assume that I know nothing about it and attach a ½ page explanation of it and its use in your epic at the end of your project. 3. Your epic should have 5 parts similar in length to those in Beowulf. They should have descriptive titles as do those in Beowulf. There is no maximum length, only minimum – about 50 lines of a similar length to those in the book. 4. Your epic must contain at least 3 examples EACH of alliteration, assonance, caesura and kenning. You MUST highlight them. 5. You should include a page with illustrations and your title. 6. Any strong resemblance to another person’s work will result in a zero. * In the event of uneven numbers, a group of three may be formed or one person may work alone. In either case, each person must write 2 parts of an epic poem, and the project must contain all of the other requirements. Here are a few ideas: put everyone else first, such as when he came to help Hrothgar without being asked. may be deceiving and people may change – remember when Hrothgar and his men change religion. uses details and exaggeration to get your attention. is divided into 3 main parts – one for each of Beowulf’s three battles. Beowulf, there is a clear good side and evil side, and the good side is under attack. This inspires people to side with the hero.
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