Question

Read Micah’s inference about Beowulf.

Answer 1

Which sentence or phrase from the passage most likely helped Micah make his inference?

1.it will be a gruesome day;

2.Then my face won’t be there to be covered in death:

3.if the battle takes me, send back this breast-webbing

4.Fate goes ever as fate must.<<<CORRECT>>>

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

- Fate goes ever as fate must.

- "will go and ask him  about your coming here, then hurry back."

Explanation:

The phrase 'fate goes ...must' most aptly assists Micah in making his deduction regarding Beowulf. It shows that he now understands that destiny always goes its own way and therefore, he concludes that Beowulf has no dread of being died. He thinks upon the consequences of Grendel winning the battle and thus, he makes his decision.

The excerpt 'will go and ask him...back' from Beowulf's modern translation steadily throws light upon that half-line pattern employed in Old English poetry. This reflects that old style of English poetry divided a line into two-halves with two emphasized syllables and employed an abrupt pause in the middle of the sentence.