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In a bucolic setting, the audience experiences a growing sense of ennui as a charismatic hero, Beowulf, embodies the epitome of virtue and strength. The tale unfolds with Beowulf facing a problem entrenched in the landscape, once endemic but spreading rapidly. As harsh words emanate from a troubled victim nearby, the hero must deviate from his path to find an ephemeral elixir that remedies their plight. Through empirical determination and moral clarity, the story elucidates the values of virtue and the fleeting nature of fame.
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Vocab Practice Write around
Take out a sheet of paper • Name on it • (Every time you get a new paper, write your name in the margin)
Talk about the setting, using the wordsBucolic Ennui • Bucolic: adj. related to farming. • Ennui: noun--Boredom • Because the speaker sensed a feeling of ennui settling over the audience, he told a joke.
Introduce a character (the hero):epitome • Epitome: noun. A typical example • As he entered the room, it was clear that Beowulf was the epitome of the hero.
Give more detail about that character:empirical • Empirical: adj. based on experience rather than theory • Ex: He was the first to present empirical data to support the argument that smoking is harmful. • Synonym: observable
Describe his/her favorite thing:desiccated • Adj. • Dried up • When she opened the old bible, one yellow, desiccated rose fell to the floor.
Introduce a plague or problem local to the setting: endemic • Noun / adjective • Once it had been endemic to Africa, but now it is becoming a world-wide epidemic. • DON’T USE THE FLU
Introduce a victim: emanate • verb • To come forth; to send forth • She tried to control her anger, but harsh words began to emanate from her lips.
Explain the victim’s problem:eschew • verb • To keep away from; to avoid • Embrace virtue and eschew sin was the theme of the minister’s sermon.
What does the hero do?:deviate • verb: - to turn aside • Sometimes its better to deviate from the truth rather than hurt someone’s feelings.
Give more detail and solve the problem: elixir ephemeral • Noun – remedy for ailments • He drank the elixir. • Ephemeral – lasting only a short time • The celebrity who doesn’t realize that fame is ephemeral is in for a rude awakening.
End your story: elucidate • verb • To make clear • To elucidate and bolster his argument, he drew a large chart on the board. • Syn. explain/clarify
Return your story to the person that began it. • Vocab test on Tuesday