Question

The phrase "warriors were wound round his heart with golden rings" contains the use of which of the following:

A. Alliteration - repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
B. Caesura - a pause dividing each line
C. Kenning - a descriptive phrase or compound word that substitutes for a noun

Answer 1

The phrase 'warriors were wound round his heart with golden rings' contains the use of a kenning.

Step-by-step explanation:

The phrase 'warriors were wound round his heart with golden rings' contains the use of kenning. A kenning is a descriptive phrase or compound word that substitutes for a noun.

In this phrase, 'warriors' is a kenning that substitutes for the noun 'people'.