Question

@x3pufflix3

Which classification best describes Beowulf?

A. Old Norse tragedy
B. Danish battle hymn
C. Middle English passion play
D. Anglo-Saxon poetr
@Kfins99

Answer 1

this is the best section for your question,

http://openstudy.com/study#/groups/Literature

Answer 2

@beccaboo333, why do you think that, can you please tell me?

Answer 3

the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon

Answer 4

im not sure :/ but i do know that's what beowulf is

Answer 5

I could agree to that, but I wouldn't say for sure that D is not the right answer.

Answer 6

anglo-saxon poetr: 1. A member of one of the Germanic peoples, the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes, who settled in Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries.
2. Any of the descendants of the Anglo-Saxons, who were dominant in England until the Norman Conquest of 1066.
3. See Old English.
4. A person of English ancestry.

Answer 7

Never read this book. Sorry pal!

Answer 8

Well, Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon poem, and that's how I (think I) learned this in class.
Tell me more, I am not good at literature, ....

Answer 9

It couldn't be a passion play, because a passion play is about the Crucifixion of Christ. So we can rule that one out.

Answer 10

D.

Answer 11

I think (again...) it is D.

If you ever studiesd Beowulf in class you would know it is D.

Answer 12

Hope this helps : http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/beowulf/context.html

Answer 13

"yeah i realized that after i had said that"

So really that's what they're trying to get us to do--to be able to reason out the best answer. Part of that process can be eliminating the answers that don't make sense. Know what I mean?

Answer 14

Gabi, the hostile tone is getting a bit annoying.

Answer 15

Sorry...

Answer 16

K

Answer 17

L

Answer 18

I like to look at it like it's detective work. You're absolutely right about the importance of reading, but Beowulf is LoooonG and one can forget. PLUS they wouldn't be asking the question of someone who really knows the stuff already.

Answer 19

I'm going to go with A

The reason for this is that it isn't a hymn, Danish or otherwise.

It's not a Passion Play, so that's ruled out.

I don't think it's Anglo_Saxon because I think they came after this was written. (Not positive about that.)

BUT I do know that it's Nordic and that it's a tragedy, so I feel confident with A being the right answer.

Answer 20

I do, I think it is D.

Answer 21

Why D?

Answer 22

(This is from 12th grade literature.)

Answer 23

So?

Answer 24

I mean you could very well be right.

Answer 25

I am not saying I am 100% right.... but I am pretty confident with D.

Answer 26

I have read it but it's been a while. Does it mention Angls and Saxons?

Answer 27

just saying.. if you're not 100% positive on the answer then you really should do more research, that's why i left this question. do us all a favor and stop arguing about it, be nice, and fully know before continuing this. In order to help the one who asked the question. Thanks!

Answer 28

Nope. Got to have Socratic dialogue. We aren't arguing, we're discussing. There's a difference.

Answer 29

Alright have it your way. But if a mod joins this and agrees with me, then things can happen. Toodles everyone!

Answer 30

You can always change your mind--you know, think about what I said and realize that you're wrong and I'm right. :)

Answer 31

Anyway, I did look it up and it was written by an Anglo-Saxon poet, so it must be D. It's poetry written by an Anglo Saxon.