Study questions for the seminar (29 Nov): Read the sonnet by Browning and the excerpt from Beowulf. 

1. Analyse the sonnet (its structure and form - the rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme used). What figures of speech can you find? Give examples of the imagery used, alliteration and silmiles. What is the theme of the poem? Is it a lyric or epic one? State your arguments.

2. Find more about the form and topic of Beowulf yourselves.