English, 05.09.2020 22:01 banuelos90016

Reread lines 268–313. The poet uses various techniques—alliteration, caesura, kennings—in the description of the battle between Grendel and Beowulf. How might these techniques have helped Anglo-Saxon poets chant or sing the poem and convey its meaning?

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Reread lines 268–313. The poet uses various techniques—alliteration, caesura, kennings—in the descri...