Lines 81-93 of Staton's Statement of Sentiments utilize characteristics of ethos, which is rhetoric with appeal to ethics.
The Declaration of Sentiments was considered the first document that listed the injustices suffered by women, such as the impediment of the right to vote, the salary they received, the purchase of property, the occupation of important positions in companies, participation in the Religious Ministry and divorce. This letter had a strong ethical appeal and marks the official beginning of the Women's Liberation Movement, which seeks to end the old social roles of women, built in the light of patriarchy. The main purpose of this movement and discussed strongly during the Convention was the right to vote for women, won in the United States in 1920
Answer: I do believe it is a metaphor
Explanation:
Grendel wants his death to be viewed as an accident because he doesn't want Beowulf to receive any honor.
He tells Beowulf that he isn't victorious, because he just slipped on the blood and wasn't actively pursued by him. Also, when he is running out in the woods he screams that Beowulf's victory was an accident.