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auto = "self"crat/cracy = "rule"dem = "people"Which sentence uses the underlined word correctly?

In Gilgamesh: A New English Version, Gilgamesh represents an epic hero because he

In Gilgamesh: A New English Version, Gilgamesh repeatedly has dreams and says, "Enkidu, dear friend, I have had a dream."

Read the paragraph from Liam’s narrative.1I had never been more frightened in my entire life. 2As I stepped onto the diving platform, I waited for instructions from my diving coach. 3Only because his directions were so clear, and because he was so nice, was I able to do it. 4It had all been worth it, I thought, as I changed from my bathing suit back into clothes. 5I had achieved what I had set out to do.

Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.Gilgamesh dropped his axe, appalled.Enkidu said, "Courage, dear friend,Close your ears to Humbaba's curses.Don't listen to a word. Slaughter him! Now!"Gilgamesh, hearing his beloved friend,came to himself.

Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.Then, from heaven, the voice of the godcalled to Gilgamesh: "Hurry, attack,attack Humbaba while the time is right,before he enters the depths of the forest,before he can hide there and wrap himselfin his seven auras with their paralyzing glare.He is wearing just one now. Attack him! Now!"

Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.Enkidu said, "Don't worry, my friend,the dream you had is a favorable one.Again, the mountain stands for Humbaba.He threw you down, but he could not kill you.As for the handsome young man who appeared,he stands for Lord Shamash, who will rescue youand grant you everything you desire."

Which statements accurately contrast Beowulf and Grendel? Select 2 options.Both works are written in an Old English poetic style.Beowulf characterizes Grendel as bloodthirsty, but Grendel shows Grendel’s gentler side.Beowulf is sympathetic to the humans, while Grendel shows the monster’s perspective.Both works focus primarily on the hero, Beowulf.Beowulf is a contemporary version of an old tale, while Grendel is based on oral tradition.

After each dream, Gilgamesh says to Enkidu, "Dear friend, tell me, what does this mean?" What effect does this repetition have?

Read the reflection from Kara’s narrative.1 Ironically, it is from my much younger—and, I used to think, less wise—brother that I learned the value of being honest even when a lie may seem far more tempting at the time. 2 I knew that what he did that day must have been extremely difficult for him. 3 Yet there he stood, taking responsibility for his actions with not a glimmer of hesitation. 4 It is this determination and resolve to do what is right—even when what is right is not what is easy—that

Which words best complete the comparison of Beowulf and Grendel?Readers of Beowulf hope that Grendel will be destroyed, but readers of Grendel are most likely to

Which of these are elements of an epic poem’s structure and style? Select 4 options.the use of poetic verse throughout the epica narrative voice that tells the storythe use of prose in some passagesshort descriptionselevated, or eloquent, stylecompelling speeches

wisdombraverycreativityforgiveness

Read the paragraph from Nick’s personal narrative.Standing alone in my family’s barn, I thought about how much hard work and time my parents had invested—how much hard work and time we had all invested—in maintaining a fully operational farm. I did not remember a time when my clothes had not reeked of manure or my hair had not held fast to brittle pieces of straw. What would happen if my parents had to sell the farm so we could move closer to my grandparents? Just as I was attempting to imagine

Which statement is a theme?

most effectively

Both Beowulf and Grendel

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A literary theme is defined as

Consider the excerpt and theme from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.Enkidu said, "Don't worry, my friend,the dream you had is a favorable one.The eagle that you saw, with a lion's head,stands for Humbaba. Though it dived straight toward youand terrifying flames shot from its mouth,nothing could cause you harm. The young manwho came to your rescue was our lord, Shamash.He will stand beside us when the monster attacks.Whatever happens, we will prevail."Gilgamesh, happy with his good dream,smiled, and his face lit up with pleasure.Theme One: Dreams have valuable meanings.

Which character from Gilgamesh: A New English Version is an example of a supernatural force who intervenes?

biblio = "book"circum- = "around"crypto = "hidden"graph = "written"hemi- = "half"scribe = "write"sphere = "ball"

What does a typical dictionary entry include? Select 5 options.the number of syllables in the wordthe pronunciation of the wordthe parts of speechthe etymology of the wordthe foreign translationsthe definitions

Consider the passage and theme.Devin kept a low profile in school. He attended classes and talked with his friends in the hall, but few knew him well. He rarely raised his hand in class and never spoke out of turn. Even in band class, he refused to draw attention to himself. Though he had earned the honor of first-chair saxophone, he did not reveal his passion for his instrument to his classmates.Then, sophomore year, Devin joined the marching band despite his fear of public scrutiny. The night of the first football game, his palms were sweating and his heart was racing as the band marched onto the field. But as soon as he began to play, his fears were forgotten, and through the glare of the lights he could see the crowd swaying and clapping to the music. Devin was completely at ease during his solo, and after the game a friend told him, "You were great! I didn't know you had it in you."Theme One: It is important to take risks.

If tele means "far away" and gram means "something that is written," which is the best definition of the word telegram?

Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.Enkidu said, "Don't worry, my friend,the dream you had is a favorable one.The eagle that you saw, with a lion's head,stands for Humbaba. Though it dived straight toward youand terrifying flames shot from its mouth,nothing could cause you harm. The young manwho came to your rescue was our lord, Shamash.He will stand beside us when the monster attacks.Whatever happens, we will prevail."

Read the excerpt from Grendel.Then they would fight. Spears flying, swords whonking, arrows raining from the windows and doors of the meadhall and the edge of the woods. Horses reared and fell over screaming, ravens flew, crazy as bats in a fire, men staggered, gesturing wildly, making speeches, dying or sometimes pretending to be dying, sneaking off. Sometimes the attackers would be driven back, sometimes they’d win and burn the meadhall down, sometimes they’d capture the king of the meadhall and make his people give weapons and gold rings and cows.It was confusing and frightening, not in a way I could untangle. I was safe in my tree, and the men who fought were nothing to me, except of course that they talked in something akin to my language, which meant that we were, incredibly, related. I was sickened, if only at the waste of it: all they killed—cows, horses, men—they left to rot or burn.

Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.Gilgamesh backed away. He said,"How dreadful Humbaba's face has become!It is changing into a thousand nightmarefaces, more horrible than I can bear.I feel haunted. I am too afraid to go on."Enkidu answered, "Why, dear friend,do you speak like a coward? What you just saidis unworthy of you. It grieves my heart.We must not hesitate or retreat."

Which sentence uses stationery correctly?

What topics are commonly explored in epics? Select 3 options.love and romancefame and gloryacademiaperseveranceleadership

Which word shares a word root with remember?

Read the excerpt from Grendel.It wasn’t because he threw that battle-ax that I turned on Hrothgar. That was mere midnight foolishness. I dismissed it, thought of it afterward only as you remember a tree that fell on you or an adder you stepped on by accident, except of course that Hrothgar was more to be feared than a tree or snake. It wasn’t until later, when I was full-grown and Hrothgar was an old, old man, that I settled my soul on destroying him—slowly and cruelly.

Read Anja’s inference about Hrothgar.Despite Grendel’s success in killing Hrothgar’s men, Hrothgar’s faith in God remained unshaken.

Which detail from Gilgamesh: A New English Version best illustrates a courageous hero?

Read the passage from Beowulf.They marched in step, hurrying on till the timbered hall rose before them, radiant with gold.Nobody on earth knew of another building like it. Majesty lodged there,its light shone over many lands.

Which pair of words shares the same suffix?

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between Old English and Modern English?

Read the description of Grendel from the epic poem Beowulf.If Grendel wins, it will be a gruesome day;he will glut himself on the Geats in the war-hall,swoop without fear on that flower of manhoodas on others before. Then my face won’t be thereto be covered in death: he will carry me awayas he goes to ground, gorged and bloodied;he will run gloating with my raw corpseand feed on it alone, in a cruel frenzy,fouling his moor-nest.

ac- = "to"cept = "take or receive"ex- = "leave out"

ineffectiveenviousreluctantspineless

detailed descriptionsinformal languagenature imageryshort verses

What is one effect of repeating Ráma's name numerous times in The Rámáyan of Válmíki?

Read the passage from The Rámáyan of Válmíki.His brother, fell before his feet,And cried, "Thy claim all men allow:O come, our lord and king be thou."But Ráma nobly chose to beObservant of his sire's decree.

Read the passage from "A Shield."A lonely warrior,I am wounded with iron,Scarred with sword-points,sated with battle-play,Weary of weapons.I have witnessed much fighting,Much stubborn strife.

Read the excerpt from Lena's paper on "A Shield."Based on the phrases "I am wounded with iron" and "I have witnessed much fighting," the shield in the poem must be an old shield carried by a seasoned warrior.

Read the passage from "A Shield."A lonely warrior,I am wounded with iron,Scarred with sword-points,sated with battle-play,Weary of weapons.I have witnessed much fighting,Much stubborn strife.From the strokes of warI have no hopefor help or releaseEre I pass from the worldwith the proud warrior band.

Read the passage from "A Shield."A lonely warrior,I am wounded with iron,Scarred with sword-points,sated with battle-play,Weary of weapons.I have witnessed much fighting,Much stubborn strife.

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Read the passage about Grendel from Beowulf.For no cause whatever would the earlmen’s defenderLeave in life-joys the loathsome newcomer,He deemed his existence utterly uselessTo men under heaven.Now, read the passage about Hrothgar from Grendel.Meanwhile, those who paid tribute to him were forced to strike at more distant halls to gather the gold they paid to Hrothgar—and a little on the side for themselves. His power overran the world, from the foot of my cliff to the northern sea to the impenetrable forests south and east. They hacked down trees in widening rings around their central halls and blistered the land with peasant huts and pigpen fences till the forest looked like an old dog dying of mange.

Read the passage from Beowulf.He joyed in the night-work,In repute for prowess; the prince of the GeatmenFor the East-Danish people his boast had accomplished,Bettered their burdensome bale-sorrows fully,The craft-begot evil they erstwhile had sufferedAnd were forced to endure from crushing oppression,Their manifold misery.

Read the passage from Beowulf.At last for the Danemen,When the slaughter was over, their wish was accomplished.The comer-from-far-land had cleansed then of evil,Wise and valiant, the war-hall of Hrothgar,Saved it from violence. He joyed in the night-work,In repute for prowess; the prince of the GeatmenFor the East-Danish people his boast had accomplished,Bettered their burdensome bale-sorrows fully . . .