The poetic descriptive language of Beowulf appealed to the senses in several lines or imagery and metaphors. However, the exaggeration of Beowulf’s strength and likely not needing any man-made weapons gives a description of his qualities as an epic hero rather than an ordinary hero. The use of oral stories being past down to generations has given a depth of suspense of imagery that demonstrates the idea of motifs a hero posses. In the epic poem of Beowulf, literary devices are used to emphasize the oral traditions of story telling through the use of kenning, alliteration, and imagery that creates a dimension of depth for the reader. Kenning is a literary device used in the poem of Beowulf as a metaphorical meaning of objects that…show more content… For example, “Voting fire and smoke, the dragon / Burned down their homes. They watched in horror / As the flames rose up: the angry monster … its anger flicked and glowed in the darkness, / Visible for miles …” (33, line 2312) which brings alive the setting of the dragon’s actions, destructive qualities, and use of fire as a weapon. Another example is describing the personal characteristics and belief Beowulf encounters as he hears of the dreadful stories that the dragon has brought upon his people, “Their words brought misery … Sorrow beat at his heart: he accused / Himself of breaking God’s law, of breaking God’s law, of bringing / The Almighty’s anger down on his people.” (33, line 2327) which gives an insight on the expression Beowulf would react to this situation. Therefore, imagery gives important facts on each line that appears descriptive to the themes or symbolism. In conclusion, as Beowulf as an oral story that points out the literary devices used to create imagery, alliteration, and kenning which creates a descriptive appeal to modern fantasy of battles and kings. The author uses imagery to demonstrate traits in all characters throughout the epic poem. Also, alliteration is used to have repetition with an initial sound of more than one word to engage the reader. Finally,
