Read this passage from beowulf, in which wiglaf, one of beowulf's men, speaks to his companions as beowulf battles the dragon. wiglaf then joins beowulf and addresses him. “i remember the time when, tasting the mead-cup, we promised in the hall the lord of us all who gave us these ring-treasures, that this battle-equipment, swords and helmets, we’d certainly quite him, should need of such aid ever befall him: how we have forfeited our liegelord’s confidence! in the war-band he chose us for this journey spontaneously, stirred us to glory and gave me these jewels, since he held and esteemed us trust-worthy spearmen, hardy helm-bearers, though this hero-achievement our lord intended alone to accomplish, ward of his people, for most of achievements, doings audacious, he did among earth-folk. our lord is in sore need of us. the day is now come when the ruler of earthmen needeth the vigor of valiant heroes: let us wend us towards him, the war-prince to succor, while the heat yet rageth, horrible fire-fight.” through the bale-smoke he stalked then, went under helmet to the of his chieftain, briefly discoursing: “beowulf dear, perform thou all fully, as thou formerly saidst, in thy youthful years, that while yet thou livedst thou wouldst let thine honor not ever be lessened. thy life thou shalt save, mighty in actions, atheling undaunted, with all of thy vigor; the monster advances on them. i’ll give thee assistance.” complete the following sentences based on your reading of the passage. in his speech to his companions, wiglaf . throughout this passage, wiglaf is presented as . nextreset

Welcome to the vocabulary assessment. by connecting with words in a more interactive way, through a graphic organizer that includes your own ideas, we hope you will learn new vocabulary strategies to integrate into your course work and your everyday life. objectives: use a variety of techniques to acquire a range of words determine, clarify, and illustrate the meaning of unfamiliar words to ensure that you properly and successfully complete the vocabulary assessment, do the following: complete the assessment using the passage provided. select a word from the passage, and identify/create each of the following for that word: denotation connotations synonyms antonyms affixes the sentence from the passage where the word appears an original sentence using the word a memory trick type your responses in the appropriate boxes. after you have typed your responses, print your graphic organizer and submit it to your teacher. be careful not to refresh the page before printing, as some browsers will not save your work. passage from "the pit and the pendulum" by edgar allan poe very suddenly there came back to my soul motion and sound—the tumultuous motion of the heart, and in my ears the sound of its beating. then a pause in which all is blank. then again sound, and motion, and touch, a tingling sensation pervading my frame. then the mere consciousness of existence, without thought, a condition which lasted long. then, very suddenly, thought, and shuddering terror, and earnest endeavor to comprehend my true state. then a strong desire to lapse into insensibility. then a rushing revival of soul and a successful effort to move. and now a full memory of the trial, of the judges, of the sable draperies, of the sentence, of the sickness, of the swoon. then entire forgetfulness of all that followed; of all that a later day and much earnestness of endeavor have enabled me vaguely to recall.