In “Beowulf’s” Lay of the Last Survivor, what is the story about? What imagery is used to give thematic presence? How does the imagery give a glimpse of this ancient culture, their values/ ideals?

The opening lines of a narrative poem frame what follows. Explain what sort of poem, what events, what sort of values the reader is led to expect from the first stanza of “John Henry” 2. “La Belle Dame sans Merci” is a poem with symbolic dimension. who or what does “La Belle Dame ” represent? See if you can relate this meaning to the narrative progression of movement of the poem. (How does it begin, move to, end?) 3. What significant theme does “Bonnie Barbara Allan” Seem to evoke? 4. In “Beowulf’s” Lay of the Last Survivor, what is the story about? What imagery is used to give thematic presence? How does the imagery give a glimpse of this ancient culture, their values/ ideals? 5. Respond to one poem using reader-response criticism. What are initial or unique ideas that come to mind? 6. What is one question/ comment you have about chapter 4: Poetry?