The correct answer is sympathetic.
If you read Beowulf, you will see that Grendel is a vicious monster who doesn't care about humanity at all - people are there just for him to eat. On the other hand, if you read Grendel, you will see what happened from his point of view - that he is not just a brainless beast, and that he has thoughts and feelings.
The real answer on Edg. is A) the quality of being unchanged from the original state
The first and fourth syllable in each line it creates a sensation of horse hooves drumming on the ground.
