O Literary Technique or
Concept
Definitio
Example from Beowulf
kenning
comes from old norse tradition and it refers to the combination of words to creat a new
expression with metaphorical meaning
the whale path
synecdoche
figure in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole
they drive their keels over the
darking W về
grim & he grasped
alliteration
words begin with the same consonant sound
hubris
epithet
adjective added to a persons name
epithet that is praising someone.
probably a king
warrior code
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