A likely indirect result of their tumultuous relationship is increased stress for their children.
If this couple fights a lot, it is going to affect their children as well because they will be living in a household where they are witnessing conflicts and the lack of love almost each day. They will be anxious all the time, which will then negatively affect their mental state, and thus their lives in general.
They imply figurative language because they make comparisons and give you a way to envision what they are seeing and feeling.
The correct answer for this question is (D)the debate between Unferth and Grendel
The answer is B) it can motivate the events of a story.
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