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Match the item to its date or description. 1. a repetition of initial sounds in two or more words of a line of poetry kenning 2. the pause or break in a line of Anglo-Saxon poetry comitatus 3. in the Germanic tradition, the relationship between a leader and his warriors, or a king and his lords alliteration 4. a double metaphor, usually hyphenated. Example, "swan-road" for sea caesura

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1. Alliteration: A repetition of initial sounds in two or more words of a line of poetry

An alliteration is a literaty device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant sound. An example of an alliteration would be "The barbarians broke through the barricade."

2. Caesura: The pause or break in a line of Anglo-Saxon poetry.

A caesura is a stop or pause in a metrical linea that creates a break in a verse, splitting it in equal parts.

3. Comitatus: In the Germanic tradition, the relationship between a leader and his warriors, or a king and his lords.

Comitatus is a term mostly used in the Germanic warrior culture to refer to an oath of fealty taken by warriors to their lords.

4. Kenning: A double metaphor, usually hyphenated. Example, "swan-road" for sea.

Kenning comes from Old Norse tradition and it refers to the combination of words to create a new expression with metaphorical meaning.