<u>Word choice</u> can help to build a character who has <u>particular features</u>, which are easily identifiable through the mood that the description evokes.
The <u>adjectives</u> used in the lines of the epic poem Beowulf describe a fearsome, devilish, and <u>dangerous creature</u> who is <u>Grendel</u>, one of the main enemies of the hero of the story.