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

That [sword] was not useless

to the warrior now.

A.

caesura

B.

alliteration

C.

litotes

D.

kennings

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Omari Schneider

English

4 November, 02:59

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

That [sword] was not useless

to the warrior now.

A.

caesura

B.

alliteration

C.

litotes

D.

kennings

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Answers (2)

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Ducky · Answer 1

The correct answer is litotes.

Explanation:

It is a rhetorical figure, related to irony and euphemism, by which something is affirmed, reduced or contradicted the opposite of what you want to affirm.

Nolan Medina · Answer 2

the answer is litotes

Which literary technique does the poet use in these lines from Beowulf?That [sword] was not uselessto the warrior now.A.caesuraB.alliterationC.litotesD.kennings

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

That [sword] was not useless

to the warrior now.

A.

caesura

B.

alliteration

C.

litotes

D.

kennings