From Beowulf Translated by Burton Rafel
WORD LIST
Tail
stalked
gorge
gruesome
withing loathsome
A DIRECTIONS: In each of the following items, think about the meaning of the
Italicized word or phrase, and then answer the question.
1
Would it be logical for a villain's lair to be in a public place? Why or why
not?
2.
"The bear loudly stalked the hunter through the woods." What might the
bear do to stalk the hunter better?
3.
"I gorged myself on half an apple!" Does this statement make sense?
Explain.
4.
My sister loves gruesome movies. Will she want to see the movie Night of
the Bloody Corpses? How do you know?

Read these excerpts. lincoln's "gettysburg address." it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. whitman's "o captain! my captain! ". exult, o shores, and ring, o bells! but i, with mournful tread, walk the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use? logos: the use of logic to convince the audience pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way