17. Read paragraph 15. His old scaly hand crawls over to touch my
knee. His fingers are white, the nails cracking
and dull, like old silver.
In this paragraph, the author uses imagery to
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show the son's fear of being
touched by his father
imply that the father may
not really be dying after all
emphasize how aged and
decrepit the father appears
to his son
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suggest that the son has
little respect for his father

As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf

In this excerpt, romeo’s reaction to light illustrates his tiring work schedule. budding romance. gloomy mood. religious faith.

The point of view in the novel can best be described as third-person omniscient third-person limited second-person first-person