A | B |
infallible | unable to fail or be wrong |
epic | long narrative poem that relate the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particula society |
extolled | praised |
vehemently | violently |
furled | rolled up |
lavish | over the top, extravagant |
resolute | determined |
archetype | pattern of character or plot elements that appear in the literatures of various times and cultures |
scop | a professional Anglo-Saxon storyteller |
caesura | pause or break within a line of poetry, usually indicated by the natural rhythm of the language |
kenning | a metaphorical compound word |
formula | a "ready-made" phrase or name used to fill metrical needs in a line of Anglo-Saxon poetry |
variation | restatement of a concept |
alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds |
compound | combination of two words to create a new word |