Beowulf - Scholarly Submissions
Beowulf - Scholarly Submissions
Beowulf - Scholarly Submissions
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<strong>Beowulf</strong><br />
The Poetry of <strong>Beowulf</strong><br />
Alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds<br />
in words close together.<br />
And with old woes new wail my dear<br />
time’s waste.<br />
The emphasis on the w sound in this line from<br />
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 30 creates a melancholy<br />
tone.