LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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Caesura.
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Alliteration
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Kenning.
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Epithet.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some of the devices they used are assonance, alliteration, personification, kennings, similes, metaphors, variation, symbolism, caesuras, imagery, and hyperbole. All of these occur in Beowulf.
Detailed explanation-2: -When used to describe Beowulf, the phrase, “noble protector of all seamen, ” is an example of: A kenning.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the examples of alliteration in Beowulf include: “to feast his fill of the flesh of men” (the alliterative use of the letter ‘f’) “gulped the blood and gobbled the flesh” (the alliterative use of the letter ‘g’) “for fear of a feud were forced to disown him”
Detailed explanation-4: -First, an epithet is a descriptive word or phrase that shows a particular quality of a person. It is a title rather than their actual name. A good epithet example is “hall-watcher” for Grendel because he watches the mead hall, angry at everyone, ready to kill.