Answer:
The answer is hyperbole.
Explanation:
It's a familiar question.
Also, Hyperbole is an exaggeration. The most blatant display of exaggeration here is the author's description of her laughter.
The following lines show this:
"...and it nearly killed her laughing"
"...she laughed herself lame--she did, indeed;"
She couldn't have possibly laughed herself lame of course but the hyperbole is used in showing how hard she must have laughed at what he was telling her.
Beowulf went to battle because Grendel attacked a nearby village and the king of that village asked Beowulf for help.
Maintaining eye contact with the speaker
I think.
because you could be writing notes, and that doesn't include eye contact
