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Vaselesa [24]
3 years ago
8

How does alliteration affect the epic poem Beowulf?

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snow_tiger [21]3 years ago
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Given that Beowulf is an epic poem, it was orally communicated to the listeners, and alliteration is one of those stylistic elements that have a profound impact on the sound experience. It means repeating of the initial consonants in adjacent words, such as in "The glorious gift God had allowed him" (the sound g repeats, to dynamize and vivify the experience).
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