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How do modern monsters differ from historical monsters

modern monsters can hide within normal society; historical monsters lived outside of society. ~apex~

What is one effect that an in medias res opening is meant to have on the reader

the reader is meant to get hooked on the story from the beginning. ig

To what does the kenning battle-shafts refer

Weapons (apex)

In the first section of Beowulf which part is most clearly exposition

The 12 years of hardship that Hrothgar and his people suffer because of Grendel.

Why is language an important tool in developing a monster character in a story

The author can betray a monster with powerful word choice that forces the reader to understand the monsters motivations

Which statement reflects the importance of alliterative verse in an epic

it creates a pattern that's easy to remember. ig

What is a characteristic of grendel that is mentioned in the story

He eats human beings

Which scenario portrays a round character

knowing that his next question would reveal the truth to the court the lawyer stared at his guilty client and asked the question anyway

Which statement about epics is most accurate

Epics have settings that span into a large area.

What literary element is most clearly seen in these lines

conflict

Which scene from the Beowulf reading is an example of internal conflict

king hrothgar despair over the inability to defeat grendel

Which statement describes how connotation is used in this passage

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The connotation of the word "ripped" adds to the violent feeling of the passage.

In which passage is it clearest that the author is using diction to achieve some kind of effect

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The mother gingerly tucked the blanket around her sleepy child and crept like a mouse out the door.

Which story element most clearly shows direct characterization

The narrator's comments about a character's true nature

Read this sentence The stoic-songbird sat silently hoping for Diana's fingers to glide over its keys. Which phrase is a kenning

glide over its keys sat silently dianas fingers stoic songgbird

Which question is most clearly analytical in nature

What effect does beginning the story in media’s res have on the reader?

What statement from the passage most clearly establishes characterization for unferth

[T]he journey of beowulf,/ the brave seafearer, cause him chagrin. APEXX

What question is most clearly analytical in nature

What effects does beginning the story in medias res have on the reader

What best explains the type of characterization used in this passage

savage and war-hungry

Which comment is about the diction of a story

The author´s use of kennings allows her to maintain the rhythm of each line of poetry.-apexs

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