Question

Match the phrases with the literary techniques used.

Titles: "Grim and greedy, he grasped" "The Wale-path" "the ruler-of-man" "they drive their keels o'er the darkling wave"
Literary terms:
synecdoche
alliteration
kenning
epithet

Answer 1

alliteration : grim and greedy, he grasped.

epithet : the Ruler-of-Man.

kenning : the whale-path.

synecdoche : they drive their keels o’er the darkling wave.

Answer 2

1) Alliteration is used in "Grim and greedy, he grasped". Alliteration is a literary technique that can be determined if there is the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words. In this case you can see the repetition of the letters "g,r'' which form the repeated sound [gr].
2) Synecdoche is used in "The Wale-path". Synecdoche a part of figurative language that describes one thing which is used to refer to a related thing. The origin meaning of the phrase 'The Wale-path' is actually 'the sea'. Synecdoche usually employs the use of metonymy, just like in this case.
3) Kenning is used in "they drive their keels o'er the darkling wave". Kenning came from the Anglo-Saxon poetry. This literary device usually appears as as a two-word phrase describing objects through metaphors.This phrase is actually taken from 'Beowulf' which is an example of Anglo-Saxon poetry.
4) Epithet is used in "the ruler-of-man". Epithet usually poses as an adjective or phrase that expresses a quality of the mentioned character. This phrase contains a characteristic that belongs to a person.