<span>This quote refers to Grendel, the monster. The quote is talking about how the monster has killed and is eating one of the soldiers, so it can really only be about Grendel, given that he is the only man-eating monster among these options. Higelac was a king, as well as Hrothgar, and Beowulf is the protagonist of this epic poem.</span>
All of the following can be used by writers to foreshadow events in a story except "<span>alliterative language". Alliterative language is a stylistic </span>method used by authors, not used for plot enhancement.
