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Amanda [17]
3 years ago
6

In the following lines from Beowulf, what literary technique has the poet used in the underlined words? To many it seemed the wo

lf-of-the-waves had won his life
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1 answer:
kolbaska11 [484]3 years ago
4 0
Hello, if the words underlined are "wolf-of-the-waves", then the correct answer is "kenning". It is very similar to a metaphor. Something figurative is used instead of a concrete noun. So, in this case, "the wolf-of-the-waves" actually refers to Grendel's mother. 
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