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Examples Of Alliteration In Beowulf

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1. Find an example of a literary device and write the example. Be sure to label what device it is and explain how your example fits the description. Alliteration was the literary device used in Beowulf's Last Battle in the sentence "Then Beowulf rose, still brave, still strong and with his shields at his side, and a mail shirt on his breast, strode calmly, confidently, toward the tower". The repeated letter was "s" in the words still, strong, shields, side, shirt, and strode. This alliteration was used to describe how strong Beowulf is. 6. Choose three vocab words to type and define. Then create an original sentence for each word that uses it correctly. Be sure to use context clues in your sentences. A. Arches~ used in names of moths with

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