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Beowulf literary terms
Kennings
Alliteration•The repetition of similar sounds in a
group of words (AEL 1118)▫Applied to consonants or consonant
clusters•Examples from Beowulf:
Imagery•One of the most common terms in literary
criticism and very broad in meaning. (AEL 1124) ▫Basically: Words or phrases that create
pictures, or images, in the reader’s mind Never, ever write the phrase “paints a picture in
the reader’s mind” or similar sentences. As a matter of fact, try to never discuss either
painting or the reader’s mind.▫Better to think as describing an object in
terms of the senses.
Symbols•Any object, person, place, or action that
has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality, an attitude, a belief, or a value.
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