Answer:
1. Beowulf sets out for his journey for Daneland.
2. Hrothgar welcomes Beowulf.
3. Beowulf waits for Grendel to attack Heorot.
4. Beowulf succeeds in defeating Grendel by decapitating him.
5. Beowulf fights with Grendel's mother.
6. Beowulf sets out for his Geatish homeland.
7. Beowulf sets out for his fight with the dragon.
Explanation:
Upon Hrothgar's requiest, Beowulf travels to Daneland to help the king get rid of the terrible monster named Grendel. The night after meeting with Hrothgar, Beowulf and his men wait for Grendel to arrive, after which he kills him with his bare hands. When Grendel's mother learned of his death, she fights Beowulf as an act of revenge and dies by his hand. Feasting ensues after which Beowulf and his men return to their home of Geat.
Years after these events, Beowulf becomes king in Geatland and has to defend his kingdom against a dragon who ultimately manages to defeat him in his old age.
Answer:
I would say all except the last one
Explanation:
Close reading is when you read a literary work and you make notes of it each each paragraph so one is able to understand more in depth of the work. The last one is just understanding the surface meaning which is what one would do if they were to skim
Answer:
Sitting stiffly in front of the steering wheel, I do as my father told me and gently start the car. Carefully I drove it to the middle of the street double-checking, the rearview mirror just in case that a car or a bike suddenly appears. I successfully did the firsts meters without any problems. I made it to the end of my desolated street. Everything was fine, no cars, no kids, no dogs, nothing to worry about.
Suddenly, Tim, that annoying kid with his red ball, sees me from his porch. I saw his face while I was anxiously approaching his ostentatious house, and I knew that he was planning something. Carefully lying my feet on the brakes expecting for him to run in front of the car and my nervous self, I pass in front of his house. I was driving so slowly that I made his target extremely easy. His shiny red ball hit me square in the face making me lose control of the car and hit the brakes just in time before crashing the car against the big oak tree of Mr. Ferguson.
Explanation:
In this text, we describe a first-time driving experience. In the text, there are details about how the person feels during his first driving, what he sees, and what he is scare of. Also, we develop the sequence from the moment he sees his neighbor till he loses control due to the ball.
It is important to include details and a sequence in a narrative to engage the reader, make it clear, and transmit the story and the scene as vividly as possible.
Answer:
The poet shows that a happy and contented life is made up of good friends and tranquility.
Explanation:
The poem shows how a man who had no valuables, material wealth and a good economic situation was happy and content with the life he lived. That's because this man was a farmer who lived a quiet life and had good friends, as well as being a kind and kind person, to the point of being sorely missed by everyone after his death.
"If the singer doesn't show up" is a dependent clause. It can't stand alone because it doesn't express a complete thought.
