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Which literary technique does the poet use in these lines from Beowulf?

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Answer:

here

Step-by-step explanation:

Germanic-language poems like Old English's “Beowulf” seem to measure lines based on the number of occurrences of alliteration.

Answer: ALLITERATION

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If the lines are

That [sword] was not useless to the warrior now

Then the answer is C- litotes

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