1) "The bright beacon burned... God's candle, the sun." a) ALLITERATION b) REPETITION 2) "He unleashed the battle-serpent." a) KENNING b) ALLITERATION 3) "The ship sailed across the whale-road." a) LITOTE b) KENNING 4) "Hwæt! We Gardena || in geardagum..." a) CAESURA b) REPETITION 5) "That was not a good place." a) LITOTE b) VARIATION 6) "The King, the Lord of the Danes, the Giver of Rings, the Gold-Friend of men..." a) KENNING b) VARIATION 7) "Beowulf spoke, son of Ecgtheow...[Lines of speech] Beowulf spoke, the hero of Geats..." a) VARIATION b) REPETITION

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