how does the rhythm created by the midline punctuation reinforce the account of the action here?

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Beowulf

how does the rhythm created by the midline punctuation reinforce the account of the action here?

"Out from the marsh, from the foot of misty

Hills and bogs, bearing God's hatred,

Grendel came, hoping to kill

Anyone he could trap on this trip to high herot."

The beginning of: The battle with Grendel

Asked by cropter #264197 on 1/10/2013 4:34 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 1/10/2013 9:44 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 1/10/2013 9:44 PM

There is certainly a rhythm to Grendel's warlike appearance here. He is personified as the devil or devil-like. The author uses alliteration to add impact to a galloping like pace in which Grendel advances (ex. bogs- bearing / trap-trip / God -Grendel).

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