Answer: Option 1, 4 and 6.
1. In which he tells about his innumerable combats he had won.
4. Also celebrates his fight with Grendel.
6. The speaker is showing us how valiant his action in the field of war can be.
Explanation:
I believe these parts provide direct characterization: "<span>Endowed with commonsense, as massive and hard as blocks of granite, fastened together by stern rigidity of purpose, as with iron clamps, he followed out his original design, probably without so much as imagining an objection to it."
The writer clearly and directly describes the character's personal features, as well as his internal motivation for an action. It is opposed to indirect characterization, where we can grasp the character's traits or motivation through his/her actions or speech.</span>
I believe the answer is that they separate syllables.
I hope this helps.
I think the answer is thimble