In the following lines from Beowulf, what literary technique has the poet used in the underlined words?

To many it seemed

the wolf-of-the-waves had won his life

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Jan Wells

20 July, 05:21

In the following lines from Beowulf, what literary technique has the poet used in the underlined words?

To many it seemed

the wolf-of-the-waves had won his life

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Randy Leonard · Answer 1

The literary techique used here is a kenning.

A kenning is a miniature riddle that usually had two parts and was frequently hyphenated. An example of a kenning from Beowulf was "dread-loom." The Anglo-Saxons used this term to refer to God's plan, making a comparison beween weaving and the awe inspired by God's plan.

"Wolf-of-the-waves" is used here to describe Grendel's mother, a beast who lived underwater.

In the following lines from Beowulf, what literary technique has the poet used in the underlined words?To many it seemedthe wolf-of-the-waves had won his life

In the following lines from Beowulf, what literary technique has the poet used in the underlined words?

To many it seemed

the wolf-of-the-waves had won his life