Question

Among the following choices, which typical literary device from Old

English poetry helps establish a particular mood?*
O Descriptive language such as flushed up and inflamed
creates an anxious mood,
0 Imagery such as gorged on him in lumps creates a satisfied mood.
Alliteration such as blundering back with the butchered corpses creates a barbaric
mood.
Words with negative connotations such as greedy and brute create an energetic
mood.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) Alliterations such as blundering back with the butchered corpses creates a barbaric mood

One great example would be from Beowulf. The fifth line of it reads as follows: monegum mægþum, meodosetla ofteah.

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