Beowulf Riddle Review

Both poetic and phonetic, Beowulf (the story) and Beowulf (the character) are this:

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Tis this thing that talks to and tickles the teacher’s ear. You will ponder and prepare with the help of your peers.

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It is this device you might use to call a person on a bicycle a pedal-pusher. Some that ride in gas-guzzling man wagons may also call them a tree-hugger.

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Make sure that you know, take a long second to think, just how powerful a pause in your writing can be. Use this powerful device to let words marinate in the minds of your audience.

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Oh, where did men find themselves good cheer and sing with loud voices? A place of protection where plans of the people blossomed. The beating heart of the realm!

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Control the atmosphere and scene using this device by giving your words specific connotation like this:  The feelings of joy sprang from the refreshing water and flooded his heart as the tables of fortunes turned in Beowulf’s favor.

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Like the blacksmith that wields the mighty hammer to shape metal into creation, an author will use meaningful words to convey attitude by using this:

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The pride of the southern Swedes. The hero of the Danes. The protagonist. The upright and honorable. Who embodies everything that Grendel is not.

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In the darkest corner of the mind, with hands clasped tightly over the ears, you will find this drooling creature.

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Spirit of vengeance, hidden and feeding off the depths, hero or villain, who knows?

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