In the following lines from Beowulf, what literary technique has the poet used in the underlined words?

To many it seemed
the wolf-of-the-waves had won his life

synecdoche
epithet
kenning

litotes

Question

In the following lines from Beowulf, what literary technique has the poet used in the underlined words?

To many it seemed
the wolf-of-the-waves had won his life

synecdoche
epithet
kenning


litotes

pinkcandyrosez882 · Answer

I'm not sure...Maybe @AliceCullen or @Howard-Wolowitz can help? sorry..

howard-wolowitz · Answer

I would define what each of those words mean, and then you shall arrive at the correct answer.