Both Beowulf and Grendel


A)are epic poems written hundreds of years ago.

B)tell the story of Grendel’s encounters with humans.

C)are written in first-person point of view.

D)show the reader Grendel’s perspective on events.


Read the description of Grendel from the epic poem Beowulf.


If Grendel wins, it will be a gruesome day;

he will glut himself on the Geats in the war-hall,

swoop without fear on that flower of manhood

as on others before. Then my face won’t be there

to be covered in death: he will carry me away

as he goes to ground, gorged and bloodied;

he will run gloating with my raw corpse

and feed on it alone, in a cruel frenzy,

fouling his moor-nest.


This version of Grendel is more ________ than the version in John Gardner’s novel.


vicious

sensitive

anxious

gentle


In Grendel, John Gardner uses


first-person point of view to help readers better understand Beowulf’s feelings.

first-person point of view to help readers see Grendel’s side of a familiar story.

third-person point of view to give greater insight into all of the characters.

third-person point of view to give an impartial account of a well-known event.